September 14, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 3) • Page Image 5
… Hispanic Heritage Week Ceremony. Residence hall staffers get free Mac use, teach computing By KENNETH DINTZER In the first program of its kind anywhere, more than 300 Apple Macintoshes have been loaned to…
…The Michigan Daily-Monday, September 14, 1987- Page 5 'U' unveils drawings for new computer center Will meet goal of 1500 terminals By RYAN TUTAK The University unveiled drawings Friday of a…
… computer center under construction in the courtyard between Angell and Mason Halls. The facility will increase the number million center should be completed in time for next fall, according to Jack Janveja…
…, the architectural coordinator of the center. The center's architecture features a ceiling with more than 140 The center is expected to house as many as 370 computers, 80 of which will be stationed in…
… four classrooms used for computer courses..-. accessibility. The unused courtyard was selected as the site of the computer center because of limited construction space on campus and the need for "a good…
… significant-size general-access facility in the LSA area," Halloway said. Masten said about 1000 computers are in operation on campus now, and she expects 150 more to be in operation before the center is…
… computers, 80 of which will be stationed in four classrooms used for computer courses, according to Deborah Masten, assistant director at the Computing Center for Public Facility. The classrooms in the $2…
… residence hall staff members with the hope that computer proficiency will "trickle down" to students. According to Marvin Parnes, assistant director of Resident Education, the 319 computers were lent free of…
… charge to resident advisors and resident directors when they were replaced at campus computer clusters. PARNES said that once staff members learn how to use the Macintoshes, they can help students use the…
… computers that are available in all residence halls. "The pilot program (conducted in 1985) showed a trickle down effect with clear impact on residence hall members," he said. "They began using the clusters…