Extra hardware and special software designed by Computing Services engineers made it possible to provide dedicated direct access to the DTSS network at 2,400 baud to 40 simultaneous users in each building. New England Digital (NED) computers were installed in Kiewit and Nathan Smith and Wilder halls to provide direct access to the time-sharing network. The College began implementation of X.25 international protocols for network data transmission at Dartmouth. Top of page 1982 New Protocol for Data Transfers
Stibitz Reflected on Pathbreaking Experiment According to a Library spokesperson, "There are no plans to replace the current card catalog, which contains cards on the entire Dartmouth Library Collection of more than one million volumes." See Dartmouth College Library.
Kemenyĭartmouth College libraries developed an experimental online catalog by accessing and cataloging information stored in the BRS (Bibliographic Retrieval Services) computer in Scotia, New York. Inauguration of David McLaughlin, John G. The new computer was connected to the Dartmouth network to allow other universities access to the data. The Department of Community and Family Medicine installed a DEC 2020 computer for research on the state of New England's health-care system. Top of page 1981 Computer Researched Regional Health-care System Pew Grant Funded Online Library CatalogĪ grant from the Pew Foundation funded a project to "develop and implement an online catalog system" for the Dartmouth libraries.
The College began a graduate program in Computer and Information Science with concentration in Managerial and Decision-making Applications.