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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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May 4, 1990 Volume 1, Number 4
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Editors: Charles W. Bailey, Jr. (LIB3@UHUPVM1) and Dana Rooks.
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Issued on an irregular basis by University Libraries, University
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of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091.
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ILLINOIS LIBRARIES TO PROVIDE ARTICLE ACCESS
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CARL Systems, Inc. has signed a contract with the Illinois
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Cooperative Collection Management Committee (CCMCC) to provide
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access to CARL Systems' UnCover through the Illinois statewide
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union catalog, ILLINET Online. The ILLINET UnCover Gateway will
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provide 40 simultaneous access channels which will be accessible
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to terminals across the network. CARL's Tandem Computers will be
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tied to Illinois' IBM 3090 Series 200 using SNA protocols and a
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56KB link.
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For more information contact: Rebecca Lenzini, CARL Systems, 777
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Grant, Suite 306, Denver, CO 80203 (303-861-5319); or Bernard
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Sloan, Illinois Library Computer System Office, 502 E. John St.,
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Suite 205, Champaign, IL 61820 (217-244-7593).
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII INSTALLS CARL SYSTEM
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The University of Hawaii has selected The Carl System for
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installation at the University of Hawaii campuses at Manoa, Hilo,
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and West Oahu, along with the six community colleges of Hawaii.
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Installation has already begun with full public use of the system
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expected by January 1991. In addition, Hawaii will add the Asian
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Pacific dimension to CARL Systems' UnCover, contributing issue
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contents for its special journal collections.
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For more information contact: Rebecca Lenzini, CARL Systems; John
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Haak, University Librarian, University of Hawaii at Manoa; or Gary
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Macmillan, Associate University Librarian and Project Manager.
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VERSION 1.2 OF OPTI-NET RELEASED
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Version 1.2 Online's OPTI-NET LAN management software provides
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direct support for Novell's IPX/SPX protocol. OPTI-NET is a
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software-only solution that gives local area network users access
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to CD-ROM databases. Features include the ability to access
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databases directly by name, to support CD-ROM drives from many
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different manufactures, and to support up to 30 databases and 64
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CD-ROM drives per optical server.
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For more information contact: Online Computer Systems, Inc., 20251
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Century Blvd., Germantown, MD 20874 (800-922-9204).
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PBS ANNOUNCES LINK TO SILVERPLATTER
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Personal Bibliographic Software, Inc. (PBS) and SilverPlatter
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Information Inc. have announced SP-Link, to transfer downloaded
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Silverplatter records to Pro-Cite, a bibliographic database
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management program from PBS. SP-Link is scheduled for release in
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the second quarter of this year.
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For more information contact: PBS, Inc., P. O. Box 4250, Ann
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Arbor, MI 48106 (313-996-1580).
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GPO CAT/PAC VERSION 2
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MARCIVE Inc. has released Version 2 software for its CD-ROM Monthly
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Catalog, GPO CAT/PAC. Some of the new features include browsing
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the index, browsing keyword results, jumping to avoid scrolling
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through a long list, expanded boolean searching capabilities, and
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anyword searching. The new version also has networking
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capabilities and is accompanied by completely revised
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documentation.
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To receive a demonstration disc for a 30-day trial, contact,
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MARCIVE, Inc., P. O. Box 45708, San Antonio, TX 78265-7508 (800-
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531-7678).
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Copyright (C) 1990 by the University Libraries, University of
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Houston. All Rights Reserved. Copying is permitted for
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noncommercial use by computerized bulletin board/conference
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systems, individual scholars, and libraries. This message must
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appear on copied material. All commercial use requires
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