History of ResNet

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    Fall 1992

    Planning begins for network connections for residence halls.
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    Summer 1993

    Construction begins on Porter Hall data infrastructure
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    Fall 1993

    Planning of data infrastructure for remaining residence halls begins.
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    Spring 1994

    Planning of data infrastructure for remaining residence halls completed. Informational letter distributed to students.
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    Summer 1994

    Data infrastructure installed in Hugunin, McGregor, and Melcher Halls. Da Vinci demonstrations during New Student Registration. Construction of World-Wide-Web and Gopher.
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    Fall 1994

    Support Team Training. Porter Hall brought online as pilot site -- da Vinci Project. 144 da Vinci Project participants. (in room connections)
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    Spring 1995

    Project name changed from da Vinci to ResNet.
    Minimum computer configurations for ResNet revised.
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    Summer 1995

    Data infrastructure installed in Morrow and Pickard Hall.
    Residence Hall Computer Labs upgraded.
    Development of Student Housing and ResNet World-Wide Web presence.
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    Fall 1995

    Melcher, McGregor, and Hugunin halls brought on-line.
    Support model changed: one Residence Hall Computer Network Consultant (RCNC) per hall (except Porter), working from within the hall.
    Support model changed mid-semester due to conflicts; adopted support-desk model.
    ResNet Hotline (342-1990) established.
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    Spring 1996

    Morrow and Pickard Halls brought on-line.
    Windows 95' memo issued by Office of Information Technology (OIT).
    1,249 total participants for 1995-96 academic year
    ­249 in-room connections and 1000 lab-only accounts.
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    Summer 1996

    Data infrastructure installed in Brockert and Dobson Hall.
    Wilgus Computer Center updated with 14 new, 133 MHz-based PCs.
    Further development of Student Housing and ResNet Web presence.
    Preliminary work to integrate World-Wide Web with Student Housing databases.
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    Fall 1996

    Brockert and Dobson Halls brought on-line.
    Windows95 added to list of acceptable operating systems for student computers connected to ResNet.
    Implemented CSR (Computer Information Support Relational System), a relational database used to track support activities.
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    Spring 1997

    Last of nine residence halls, Wilgus Hall, brought on-line.
    Upgraded Wilgus Computer Center to enhance teaching­sound system, LCD projector, large screen, and VCR added­and renamed the centher Wilgus Learning Center.
    1,533 total participants for 1996-97 academic year­458 in-room connections and 1074 lab-only accounts.
    Began developing Intranet applications for Student Housing.
    Search engine added to ResNet and Student Affairs Web pages.
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    Summer 1997

    WindowsNT 4.0 added to list of acceptable operating systems for student computers connected to ResNet.
    Expanded and improved Intranet applications for Student Housing.
    On-line FAQs improved with database-integrated, searchable knowledge base.
    ResNet comment form now on-line.
    Minimum Configuration List updated. SMC dropped from supported/allowed ethernet cards.
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