We recommend that the station purchase and support the following:

Supported machines:

Form:

Number:

Macintosh, PC, SUN, VAX

Color bit mapped workstations

No less that 2 of each (for backup)

Number of public access terminals
(including workstations)10% of summer population

Software support:

Hardware spares:

Common set (see below) + as requested by investigators

SCSI: magnetic disks, 3.5" optical,
Bernoulli or other removable media(?),
PC SCSI interface boards
ethernet:ports, adapters, thin-net connectors

2 postscript printers (one QNS Color, one Apple Laserwriter - both in Science bldg)

Printers:

Common within each element (some of the software is debatable)

class

editor

Macintosh

WORD
WORDPERFECT

C,C++
Fortran

Versaterm
NCSA Telnet

FTP

kermit
xmodem
native

PC

WORDPERFECT Norton

C
Fortran
Basic

PROCOMM
KEA VT240

FTP
blast
kermit
xmodem

SUN

VI
EMACS
SEDT(vms sim.)

C,C++
Fortran

?

FTP

kermit

cp, rcp

VAX

EDT
EVE
VI (unix sim)

C
Fortran

set host

FTP
blast
kermit

copy

compiler

terminal emul.

file transfer

Network Requirements:
- Science speed requirements within 5 years modest
- Separate LANS for science and support
- Ethernet adequate 10 Mbps 50Kbps nominal throughput 800 bytes/second
tuned throughput
- Any fiber pulls should be FDDI compatible
- Ok to implement backbone with FDDI if cost (including spares) ok
- Fiber should be backed up with wire (reparability issue)

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