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CMS11 Installed on CUNYVM

The production version of CMS on CUNYVM leapt from 5.6 to11 in September. CMS11 continues to provide the environment in which the user can interact with the operating system (CP) and take advantage of programming and networking tools; additionally it provides a major enhancement to disk storage management on VM (see Coming Attractions, below).

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Farewell to Computer Card Decks

Summer 1994 saw the removal from CUNY/CIS of the original card reader and card punch equipment, on site since the Computer Center opened in 1973.

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Round Becomes Square (New Technology Replaces Old)

December 31, 1994 will be the last day that "round" tapes will be stored in the CUNY/CIS Tape Library. No round (3420) tapes may be entered permanently into the Tape Library currently, and in January 1995, all remaining round tapes will be returned to their home campus, care of the Campus Liaison Officer. CUNY/CIS is assisting users who need to copy data from round tapes to square cartridges (3480s). Round 3420 tapes may continue to be entered for temporary, 24-hour residence time. See your Campus Liaison Officer for further details.

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Coming Attractions ...

SFS - (Shared File System). A more efficient, flexible way to store data on VM. Being used selectively on CUNYVM now, soon to be offered more widely.

SLIP - (Serial Line I.P. or Intenet Protocol). A protocol that allows direct dialup service to the Internet.