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POLICY - Computer Policies Page #1
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A.U.C.C. Public Documentation 06-Sep-88
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Document Name: ... POLICY - Computer Policies
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Author: .......... Computer Services Policy Committee
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Source File: ..... Stored as POLRNO/UN=CSSRNOW
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Last Revision .... 06-Sep-88 (K.L.L.)
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Length: .......... 6 Pages
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COMPUTER POLICIES
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NOTE: these policies are currently being reviewed by the Computer
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Services Policy Committee. Please be advised that these policies may
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change - watch for system messages, posters, etc.
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Certain undesirable activities by users have been formally defined as
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abuse. Computer abusers are liable for monetary payment of their abuse,
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restriction or curtailment of computing privileges, and may be subject
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to further discipline by the University. In some cases, they may be
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liable for civil or criminal prosecution.
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These policies govern the use of all of Acadia's computing facilities
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which includes any terminals, microcomputers, mini- computers or
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mainframes which are the responsibility of the Computer Centre.
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Acadia currently has the following computer systems: Cyber, Sun,
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TurboDOS 1, 2, 4, and 5. The Cyber is used by all Acadia staff,
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faculty, and students. The Sun and TurboDOS 1 systems are owned by the
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School of Computer Science and are only used by Computer Science faculty
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and students. The TurboDOS 4 and 5 systems are strictly used by staff
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and faculty members for word processing needs. The TurboDOS 2 system is
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presently restricted to Arts and Science Graduate students and those
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Honours students in Arts and Science who are currently enrolled in a
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thesis course.
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Acadia also has two public microcomputer labs (an IBM-PC clone lab and a
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MacIntosh lab). The microcomputer labs are only for the use of staff
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and faculty members and those students who have been sponsored by a
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department.
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It is an offense not to follow any policies set by the Computer Centre,
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the School of Computer Science, and the Computer Services Policy
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Committee. AS WITH ALL MATTERS OF LAW AND ETHICS, IGNORANCE OF THE
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RULES DOES NOT EXCUSE VIOLATIONS.
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In the policies listed below, those marked with an "*" apply to students
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only; all other policies apply to all users. IT IS CONTRARY TO COMPUTER
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POLICIES TO:
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POLICY - Computer Policies POLICY
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POLICY - Computer Policies Page #2
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A.U.C.C. Public Documentation 06-Sep-88
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1. Use another person's account (even if you have permission)
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unless it is a special group account which has been authorized
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by the Computer Centre or the appropriate department or School.
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(*) NOTE: Faculty and staff can use another person's account if
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they have permission from the owner.
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2. Attempt to discover another user's password.
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3. Copy, disclose, or transfer any of the computer software
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provided by Acadia University without written permission from
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the Computer Centre or the appropriate department.
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4. Copy any of the copyrighted software provided by Acadia
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University. NOTE: it is illegal to copy any software which has
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a copyright. The use of illegally copied software is
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considered a criminal offense and will be dealt with as such.
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5. Use any Acadia University computer equipment or software to
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violate the terms of any Software Licence Agreement.
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6. Attempt to bypass standard procedures. This includes, but is
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not limited to, unauthorized use of a password, accessing a
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file without permission, and reading an execute only file.
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Lack of file protection does not give you the right to do any
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of these things.
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7. Copy, rename, change, examine, or delete files belonging to
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someone else without the owner's permission.
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8. Deliberately use the computer to annoy others. For example, to
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send obscene, abusive, or threatening messages is against
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policy.
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9. Use a university computer for non-university work. For
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example, using Acadia computers for profit making activities
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such as running a word processing service is NOT permitted.
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10. Exceed the hour time limit on a terminal or microcomputer.
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NOTE: Computer Science Graduate students have a two hour time
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limit on the TurboDOS 1 and SUN systems ONLY if they are using
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the terminals which are the property of the School of Computer
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Science. (*) NOTE: TurboDOS 4 and 5 users are required to log
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off after two hours of use to enable those users who are queued
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to take their turn.
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11. Use a computer for anything other than course related work or
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faculty supervised research work. For example, such things as
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doing work for other students, playing computer games, printing
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posters, etc. are against policies. NOTE: TurboDOS 1 and the
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Sun cannot be used for anything other than COMPUTER SCIENCE
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POLICY - Computer Policies POLICY
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POLICY - Computer Policies Page #3
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A.U.C.C. Public Documentation 06-Sep-88
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course related work or faculty supervised research work unless
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special written permission is obtained from the Director of the
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School of Computer Science. (*)
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12. Maintain and use an account when you have withdrawn from the
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course for which that account was assigned.
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13. Tamper with terminals, microcomputers, or any other associated
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equipment. PLEASE REPORT FAULTS TO THE COMPUTER CENTRE.
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14. Use more than one terminal and/or microcomputer at a time.
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15. Collect or discard output other than your own without the
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owner's permission.
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16. Smoke, eat or drink around terminals, microcomputers, or any
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other computer equipment.
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17. Use a charge number for work on the CYBER computer other than
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that for which the charge number was assigned.
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MICROCOMPUTER POLICIES
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All of the above policies apply to public microcomputers governed by the
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Computer Centre in addition to the following:
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1. It is strictly prohibited to use microcomputers as terminals
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when others are waiting to use them as microcomputers.
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2. Using the microcomputer in Carnegie 113 for purposes other than
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file transfer is prohibited if another user wishes to use the
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microcomputer for file transfer.
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3. Lab users must store their files on their own floppy disks.
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They can temporarily store files on the network hard disk;
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however, files on the network will be subject to automatic
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purging and will not be backed up.
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4. The microcomputer labs are not available for general use during
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the periods when the rooms have been reserved for teaching.
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Faculty and staff may reserve the labs ONLY during the first
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three weeks of classes on a first come first served basis,
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giving at least 48 hours notice to the Computer Centre
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secretary.
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5. Users of the MacIntosh lab must purchase a boot disk from the
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Computer Centre at the beginning of a term as required. Using
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your own boot disk is strictly prohibited.
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POLICY - Computer Policies POLICY
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POLICY - Computer Policies Page #4
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A.U.C.C. Public Documentation 06-Sep-88
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6. Students cannot use their own copies of extraneous software in
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the microcomputer labs unless the Computer Centre has written
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permission from their professor AND the software is licensed to
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the user in question.
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7. Software will be installed on the microcomputer networks ONLY
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if the Computer Centre holds a valid license.
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8. Students who have been issued a key to a microcomputer lab are
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advised that their lab privileges can be suspended if they
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provide access to others.
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You should be aware that a violation of any of these policies is
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considered an abuse of the privilege granted to you, and may lead to the
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withdrawal of your account and/or other disciplinary action.
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It should be noted that abusers are normally identified by their
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usernames. Users who reveal or allow others to use their accounts may
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find themselves restricted if others abuse the system in their name.
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When in doubt, it is best to do only what you have been specifically
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permitted to do; e.g. if you have permission to use a program or file,
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do not make a copy (even on paper) unless you have been explicitly told
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you may do so.
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Time-Out Policy
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Any user who remains idle on a computer system (except for the Sun) for
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twenty minutes will be automatically logged off by the system after a
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warning message is issued. NEVER LEAVE YOUR TERMINAL UNATTENDED.
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Restoring Files
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The Computer Centre does a daily backup of files and in the event of a
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system crash, we restore lost files, free of charge. However, if a file
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is accidentally deleted, the Computer Centre charges $10 to restore it.
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Cyber Output Policy
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The page limit for student accounts is approximately 50 pages. Any
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output over 50 pages or any special form request (eg. narrow or blank)
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requires the signature of your professor. Output not conforming to this
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rule will be deleted after 24 hours.
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The lineprinter is NOT to be used as a printing press. Any user wishing
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to have multiple copies of a document should use an alternate printer if
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one is available (perhaps belonging to his/her department). Any user
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who does print multiple copies on the Cyber lineprinters will be charged
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at the current print shop rates for multiple copies.
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POLICY - Computer Policies POLICY
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POLICY - Computer Policies Page #5
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A.U.C.C. Public Documentation 06-Sep-88
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Generally speaking, users who route documents over 200 pages will also
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be charged at current print shop rates for each page over the 200 pages
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unless prior permission is obtained from the Computer Centre.
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Policy For TurboDOS 2, 4 and 5 Output
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All users of TurboDOS 2, 4 and 5 will be charged 2.5 cents per page for
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rough draft printing and 15 cents per page for letter- quality. On
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April 1 of each year, a credit of 1500 pages of rough draft printing
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will be given to each TurboDOS 4 and 5 user. TurboDOS 4 and 5 users
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will be sent a monthly bill for any printing charges incurred.
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On May 1 of each year, a credit of 900 pages of rough draft printing
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will be given to each TurboDOS 2 user. All TurboDOS 2 users will be
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required to prepay an amount at Student Accounts BEFORE any
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letter-quality printing will be allowed. Once the credit for rough
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draft printing runs out, students will be required to prepay for rough
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draft printing as well. Student Accounts require a minimum payment of
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$15 (this will allow the user to print 100 pages of letter-quality
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output). Every time a file is printed, the system will check to see how
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much money has been prepaid for every page that is printed. The charge
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for the printing of each page will be subtracted from the prepaid
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amount. Once the prepaid amount is zero, printing will be disabled.
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This means that if you run out of money in the middle of a printout, you
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will only receive that portion which is paid for. Printing will be
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enabled once you pay some more money to Student Accounts. Any money
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which is left over when the user has completed his thesis work and
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closed his/her account will be returned to the user.
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It is contrary to computer policies to route large outputs (over 100
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pages) to the TurboDOS 2, 4 and 5 printers during the day (8:30 a.m. to
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4:30 p.m.) unless it has been scheduled with the Computer Centre
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operator. The Computer Centre reserves the right to drop any
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non-scheduled large jobs.
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Floppy Disk Policy
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The Computer Centre can archive TurboDOS files on 8" floppy disks.
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Users who want this service must provide their own floppies. Such disks
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can be stored in the Computer Centre or kept by the user. This
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archiving service is provided free of charge. The Computer Centre can
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also read or write various formats of 5 1/4" floppy disks for a charge
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of $10 per floppy (this does not include the price of the floppy disk -
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users must provide their own). This charge applies to all faculty,
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staff, and students. Presently, the Computer Centre can handle most
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CP/M formats, as well as standard MS-DOS. Apple computer formats are
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not supported. Users wishing to have a floppy disk read or written
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should contact the Systems Analyst in Charge of Microcomputers 48 hours
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in advance.
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POLICY - Computer Policies POLICY
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POLICY - Computer Policies Page #6
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A.U.C.C. Public Documentation 06-Sep-88
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Magnetic Tape Policy
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Magnetic tapes will be registered in the Computer Centre's tape library
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after a release form has been signed. Tapes can only be mounted from
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9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. (with the exception of noon hour), Monday
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through Friday.
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Consulting is provided to aid users in transferring data to and from
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magnetic tapes. However, if the user is unwilling to write the
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procedures to transfer the data himself, the Computer Centre will
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provide this service but may charge up to a maximum of $10. If the tape
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is coming from or going to a foreign site, the charge will be up to $15.
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Any users wishing to use this service should contact the Academic
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Consultant - 48 hours notice is required.
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POLICY - Computer Policies POLICY
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Note:
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A new procedure is now in place for dealing with students who violate Centre
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policies such as illegal copies of software on any Acadia equipment. A first
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offense will result in an account suspension for a period of one week, the end
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of which an account suspension form must be signed before account renewal.
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Punishment for other infractions depends on the nature of the offence and is
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often decided by the department head.
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