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4341 on the St. Paul campus; and finally a -1 at ucc's Lauderdale facility. One of the early achievements of his administration was the establishment of state-wide higher education time-sharing. What began as a 32-port CDC 6400 KRONOS system in 1971 with an innovative single-port charge developed jointly with Control Data Corporation has grown to a CYBER 17 4 with 325 ports. In addition, the rapid success of this idea led the State Legislature to fund a similar system, the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC), in 1973 for the Dr. Peter Patton entire state of Minnesota­ Dr. Frank Verbrugge vocational, secondary, and Some people contend that qualified elementary schools-thus making microcomputers in instructional labs. people can be placed at random in Minnesota a leader in educational In 1981, Dr. Verbrugge and an any management job and the computing. advisory committee approved the organization will continue to Under Dr. Verbrugge's aegis, the purchase of the CRAY-1, the first prosper and grow. But I believe that University's other computing centers Class VI supercomputer at a United quality people possess special changed from batch oriented to States university. When his individual abilities; they are not just interactive systems: St. Paul from a retirement date was postponed from pegs to be moved around on a batch-driven IBM 360/30 used for June 30 to December 31, 1983 to board. dairy herd improvement to an IBM allow the University's central Dr. Frank Verbrugge, director of 4341 with a comprehensive administration to continue to plan University Computer Services (UCS), Statistical Analysis System (SAS) and the future of computing at the and Dr. Peter C. Patton, director of multi-terminals; Duluth from a CDC University, he worked on a joint the University Computer Center 3200 to its current CYBER 1 70-815; venture with the Institute of (ucc), have been guiding lights of Health Sciences from a CDC 3200 Technology and Control Data to the University Computer Center to a data base intensive CYBER 170- obtain a CYBER 1 70-825 CAD/CAM during the past decade. Both will 825; Morris from remote computing instructional system that the leave the University at the end of to a well integrated VAX-11 /750. University's Mechanical Engineering this month. During these years, our main Department will use to maintain its academic center switched to top academic rank. Dr. Frank Verbrugge interactive access when we installed Dr. Frank Verbrugge is a man During Dr. Verbrugge's years at the CYBER 74 in 1974. Data base who encouraged innovation and ucs, academic computing systems at and business data products were who worked well with all University the University changed from remote added when a dual-processor CYBER departments and with the State job entry on a CDC 6600 at ucc to 172 was installed in 1978. In the Legislature. His legacy should prove multiple interactive CYBER and VAX past five years Dr. Verbrugge a useful guide to the person who systems at ucc, the co-ordinate encouraged the growth of replaces him. campuses, and Health Sciences; microprocessor systems by soliciting hundreds of microcomputers; an IBM funds for TERAKs and Apple

December 1983 129 Dr. Peter C. Patton students in all these areas. From during all these years. His ability to ucc has been fortunate to have had 1977 to 1981 he was Associate comprehend and describe complex two long-term directors in its 28 Director and Director of the Center computer and philosophical ideas years of existence. For 14 years for Ancient Studies and actively and systems, and his excellence as (1955-1969), Dr. Marvin Stein, with supported humanities computing. a raconteur of classical and biblical credentials in both academics and This effort brought ucc a more literature, made listening to him an industry, led ucc from tabulating explicit role in humanities edifying experience. His encourage­ equipment to the CDC 6600, the computing and Dr. Patton has ment allowed us, his co-workers, to supercomputer of the 1960s. That continued to expand this role as a develop new abilities and systems system and the slightly faster CYBER faculty member of the Classical in a fairly autonomous manner. 74 that replaced it in 1974 were Civilization program for the past I remember when the only bid on the backbone of our batch three years. He also found time to our proposal for an innovative, low computing until the CRAY-1 was co-author or edit three books: Data cost batch computing system was installed two years ago. Structures and Computer from Cray Research. I was not In 1970, in response to a request Architecture: Design Issues at the completely convinced we should from the Governor of Minnesota, a Hardware/Software Interface (1976), make such a purchase without his study entitled "Computers and Computing in the Humanities backing. He calmly and reasonably Information Systems in Minnesota (1981 ), and Computer System stated that he approved this 1970-1980" reported on the state's Requirements (1982). As ucc addition, and when budgetary computing needs. One of its director, he implemented most of problems during the 1982 recession authors, Dr. Peter C. Patton, was the proposals described in the 1970 threatened ucc, he worked hard to selected to replace Dr. Richard P. Governor's study. Wider computer retain ucc staff by expanding Halverson, ucc's interim director use in all the University colleges, outside use of the CRAY-1. from 1969 to 1971. Before his interactive research, and It was natural that such a talented selection as director, Dr. Patton instructional access to ucc individual would come to the earned a Ph. D. in Aerospace computers were highlights of his attention of Admiral Bobby Inman Engineering at the Technical directorship. as he established the "fifth University of Stuttgart and had held His recent research interests generation" program at the positions at the Wichita Division of include application generators, Microelectronics and Computer the Boeing Company, the Midwest expert programs, and knowledge Technology Corporation (MCC) in Research Institute of Kansas City, based systems. He consulted for Austin, Texas. Thus it is with regret and UNIVAC. His comprehensive Analysts International in the early that I announce that Peter C. Patton knowledge of computer concepts design phases of their CORVET will leave ucc to help move the led to his position as General product and is responsible for United States into a leadership Manager of Analysts International, a University of Minnesota research position in computing. His ability to well known consulting group, and application products for IBM. He is develop programs that range from to the publication of the computer currently working on a new book computer lexicons for Sumerian study for the State of Minnesota. entitled Application Generators: The Emesal to analytic tools for the Dr. Patton has also been an New Software Technology for the New Testament, and from data Associate Professor and member of 1980s. structures to application generators the graduate faculty in Aerospace The history of a director's service will be missed at the University of Engineering, Mechanics, Computer also evokes personal responses. I Minnesota. Science, and Ancient Studies; he have worked directly for and have (Lawrence A. Liddiard) has supervised M.S. and Ph. D. been associated with Peter Patton

Change Comes to Computing at the University

On Wednesday, November 9, Vice all he had done for computing at ucc), the Administrative Data President for Academic Affairs Ken the University. He reiterated the Processing Department, and the Keller, University Computer Services University's continued commitment proposed Department of Director Frank Verbrugge, University to all types of computing and Telecommunications. Computer Center Director Peter announced the creation of a new It was also announced at the Patton, and Special Assistant to the position: Associate/ Assistant Vice meeting that Dr. Patton, ucc's Vice President for Academic Affairs President for Information Processing. current director, has accepted a Peter Roll addressed the University The person hired for this position position with the Microelectronics Computer Center staff on "The will report jointly to Vice President and Computer Technology Future of Computing at the Keller and to David Lilly, Vice Corporation (MCC), a research University of Minnesota." President for Finance and consortium based in Austin, Texas. Vice President Keller expressed Operations. She or he would Dr. Patton's resignation is effective his gratitude to Dr. Verbrugge, who assume responsibility for University December 31 . retires at the end of this month, for Computing Services (which includes

130 December 1983 Looking back at '83

Every year we at ucc have saturation on the MERITSS new appendices-"X" illustrating improved our computing services instructional computing system with other (XOTHER) arithmetics and "Z" and have initiated new areas of the March memory expansion and illustrating the interval arithmetic service. We recognize the close central processor upgrade from a library (INTLIB)-was published. The analogy between the I ife cycle of a 196K CYBER 172 to a 262K CYBER latest version of M77 showed good nation and that of a computing 174 that allows 40 percent more conformance with the 1978 center: a growth period, followed users. During October 1983, this standard by doing well on the by a long and stable (for expanded system peaked at 248 FORTRAN Validation suite computing) period, and then a simultaneous users and had 150,286 of programs. decline and disappearance. If we do user sessions for 60,506 connect All three operating systems not continually improve our systems hours. These are new monthly changed in 1983: the VAX/VMS went and services, we would be in the records, respectively 15 percent, 31 from Version 2.5 to Version 3.3, same condition as several other percent, and 33 percent above the the CYBERs from NOS Release 4 to university computer centers that are totals for October 1982. MERITSS NOS Release 5, and the CRAY-1 from in the final decline period-they handled this record use well and is cos 1.10 to cos 1.11. SIR 2.1 and have little relevance to computing expected to have the same response System 2000 Version 2.8 became at their respective universities. As I time with 25 percent more sessions the latest versions on the CYBER, reviewed the last twelve issues of using the same amount of and DISSPLA 9.0 was installed on the the Newsletter, it seemed that our resources. CRAY-1. New versions of IMSL and changes could be broken down into The resource use (SRUs) of some other I ibraries were also part of our five areas: fiscal, instructional Mechanical Engineering sections last constant effort to provide correct, computing, new software, new year was five times the average; current, and better systems software. services, and departures. their use of the system peaked in February and May. Control Data Corporation and the Institute of Technology have jointly made Fiscal available a new CYBER 170-825 New Services Our major problem at the beginning CAD/CAM system for Mechanical of fiscal year 1983 (July 1982) was Engineering that will transfer the The VAX/VMS system was moved to the 1982 fiscal year-end deficit of department's heavy use from MERITSS Lauderdale to serve as a CRAY-1 $875,000, about 12 percent of our to the new system. We expect the front-end station. Additional ports, total budget. Thanks to user and two systems to allow new and 1.2 billion bytes of mass storage, staff support, we ended fiscal 1983 better instructional computing at the and 1 . 5 m iII ion bytes of memory (July 1983) with a year end deficit University. were added to improve its of only $55,000. Our return to performance. A new interactive solvency in 1983 allowed us to network with twin PDP-11/34s allows lower user charges for fiscal 1984: New Software users in instructional labs to select CYBER SRUS by 12 to 1 7 percent, any of the CYBER systems or to The University of Minnesota has CYBER and VAX mass storage by 13 connect to the IBM 4341 in the St. long been a hotbed of Pascal use to 15 percent, and CYBER and VAX Paul Computer Center. Additional and development; the Pascal connect time by 10 percent. networking and high speed lines are Newsletter was published here in its In addition, Kenneth Keller, Vice being installed to offset the rapid early years; we have worked President for Academic Affairs, rise in Bell System charges. directly with Pascal's creator, obtained additional funding to Niklaus Wirth, and we run lots of finance computing costs for graduate The HELP-line and other consulting Pascal jobs (over 150,000 on thesis work and unfunded faculty services were re-organized to MERITSS in October). In September, research. With this new policy, an provide more professional client the ISO standard conforming CYBER initial payment of $30 by graduate relationships. A Microcomputer Pascal developed at ucc was made students and faculty covers all Research Lab was established in the standard Pascal here. With its computing costs and on-line Shepherd Labs. It provides Xerox implementation of conformant computing charges up to $1000. In 820, IBM-PC, Zenith Z-1 00, Apple this policy's first four months, arrays, more compile time and run­ II+, and Terak 8510 research grant use has more than time checks, unique identifiers, microcomputers, an Epson dot­ doubled and graduate thesis grants automatic field length management, matrix printer, and a Diablo letter­ have increased by 50 percent over and new control statement format, quality printer for hands-on the corresponding period in 1982. the ISO Pascal passes another experience before you purchase a milestone as it becomes an even micro or a software package. It also more important language. Interactive Instructional Computing allows access for anyone who needs During 1983, the highly revised a micro for only a short period of We alleviated the annual February ucc M77 Reference Manual with its time.

December 1983 131 The Computer Store moved from April 1974 until August 1983, a 74 batch systems. Sometimes known its cubbyhole on the second floor good life and a good product. to eat crucial cards and have a few of Experimental Engineering to more SIR 1.1 : superceded by better SIR characters different from the other spacious quarters in room 20 in the 2.1. printers. building's basement. One last tale of ruggedness about TSF: retired due to FORTRAN the 1004s, which were made when Departures emphasis changing to the 1978 computing placed real meaning in standard conforming M77 rather ALGOL: removed from the CYBERS for the word "hardware": An arsonist than the 1966 standard conforming lack of use; Pascal is the last spring set three paper recycling MNF. TSF was a version of MNF that replacement language. bins afire in a St. Paul 1004 RJE required less central memory and room. No one expected the The BMD services: replaced by the lacked certain MNF features. computing equipment to work BMDP series. UNIVAC 1004s: retired due to lack afterward. The ashes were dusted COBOL 4: replaced by COBOL 5, of lower case printing and general off the 1004 and although one of which is the CYBER standard. ascendance of interactive computing the bins was right next to it, it CYBER 74, ECS: removed due to lack over remote batch. These venerable worked on the first try. The 1004s of memory and high maintenance RJE workhorses were acquired in the are due to be recycled for the gold costs. ECS installed in 1968 had late sixties to provide multiple entry in their connections. Serial #2; CYBER 74 lasted from paths to the CDC 6600 and CYBER (Lawrence A. Liddiard)

System News/Notes

CYBER Notes separately on an indexed particular range. sequential file. This has the effect • The seed for the random number CA SYSTEM UPGRADE of increasing the length of the generator can be "randomized" The CYBER CA system will be shut symbol table for variables, since by users on the basis of clock down at midnight, December 16, they no longer have to share the time. This is useful for Monte while we install a new CYBER 845 table with TSP commands. In Carlo studies. to run the system. The system will addition, since each procedure If you have any questions about come back up some time Monday, has its own symbol table, the TSP, call the HELP-line, 376-5592. December 19. See SYSNOTES on the potential size of a large TSP CA and CB systems for more program has increased information or changes. dramatically. The main program NEW BMDP VERSION acts as a supervisor, and the We finally made the change from order of placement of procedures BMDP79 to BMDP81 (announced in the has been changed in version 4.0. September Newsletter) during Users who have programs with Math and Statistics November. BMDP81 is now the routines are advised to read the current version; BMDP82 is the future Packages PROC section in the manual. version. Appendix A of NEW VERSION OF TSP • A multinomial logit and WRITEUP(BMDP81) lists incompatibilities multinomial probit have been between the 1979 and 1981 A new version (4.0) of TSP (Time added to this revision. Any versions. The writeup is available Series Package) from Concordia formulation of the "utility" and, on the system or at the Computer University will be placed on the for multinomial probit, the Store. CYBER systems Thursday, December variance structure, is permitted. 15. You can get a complete • Weighted estimation techniques machine-retrievable user's manual are now avai Iable for OLS, ARI, IMS Journal on the CYBERs with the following LOGIT, PROBIT, single and control statements: multiequation LSQ and FIML, and IFPS VERSION 9 WRITEUP(TSP/L = LIST,PT =AS) MLOGIT and MPROBIT. ROUTE(LIST,DC = PR,UN = xx,EC = A9) • For multiequation models, all the At the request of Professor John summary statistics for each Anderson of the School of where "xx" is the optional site equation can now be retrieved. Management, we will install Version code of a high-speed printer • Parameters can be bounded 9 of IFPS (Interactive Financial (EA =Experimental Engineering, below and above, and will be Planning System) on Monday, BC =Lauderdale). restricted to this range in any December 19. It is upward­ Version 4.0 includes the following estimation. This is often useful if compatible with Version 8, which it changes: a priori information is available replaces. Contact Professor Anderson • The main TSP program, and each (e.g., a parameter is non­ at 376-7374 if you have difficulty TSP procedure (PROC), is stored negative), or must fall within a using Version 9.

December 1983 132 Documentation News All Systems Bulletins NEW EDITIONS HOLIDAY HOURS Our operating schedule for the year end holidays will be as follows: A new edition of uccs Facilities and Services is now available at the CHRISTMAS Computer Store; it is the same price Down Up as the previous edition. The new 7:00 a.m. Mon 12/26 edition contains updated information CYBERs 3:00 p.m. Sat 12/24 7:45 a.m. Mon 12/26 about hardware, locations, MERITSS 3:00 p.m. Sat 12/24 7:00 a.m. Mon 12/26 consulting, and other services. It is CRAY 3:00 p.m. Sat 12/24 one of a set of introductory texts VAX 11 /780* 3:00 p.m. Sat 12/24 7:00 a.m. Mon 12/26 that include An Introduction to Experimental 8:00 a.m. Tue 12/27 Computing and the Guide to CYBER Engineering Station Midnight Thur 12/22 Computing. A new ucc sites map, NEW YEAR'S listing lab locations and equipment Down Up on the Twin Cities campuses, is available free in 140 Experimental CYBERS 5:00p.m. Sat 12/31 7:00 a.m. Mon 1/2 Engineering. MERITSS 5:00p.m. Sat 12/31 7:45 a.m. Mon 1/2 CRAY 5:00p.m. Sat 12/31 7:00a.m. Mon 1/2 VAX 11/780* 5:00p.m. Sat 12/31 7:00a.m. Mon 1/2 Experimental Engineering Station Midnight Thur 12/29 8:00a.m. Tue 1/3 Grants for Research *VAX hours refer to operator coverage. The machine may be available other hours, though not attended. EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will award $10 million in grants during 1984 to projects Mark McCahill, a that demonstrate the application of Computer Store programmer/analyst with ucc's telecommunications technologies to WRITEUP SERVICES EXPANDED Microcomputer Systems Group, who higher education. This is the fourth uses spreadsheets to squeeze car phase of a 15-year program. Public The Computer Store has expanded payments into his budget and to or nonprofit organizations as well as its writeup services: you can now balance his checkbook, will speak commercial firms can apply for choose between a standard line on "Two and a Half Generations of these grants. For more information, printer copy of a writeup on 14-7/8 Spreadsheets: VisiCalc, SuperCalc, contact: x 11" paper or a Xerox 9700 laser printer copy on 8-1 /2 x 11" paper. MultiPlan, and Lotus 1-2-3." Annenberg/CPB Project Standard I i ne printer output Since the introduction of VisiCalc, 1111 Sixteenth Street NW requires a one-day turnaround; 9700 new spreadsheet programs for Washington, D.C. 20036 output involves a three-day micros have been popping up at an (202) 293-6160 turnaround. The cost of 9700 output alarming rate. Mark will explore is slightly higher (about $1.20 per what a spreadsheet program is and writeup above line printer costs), how such programs have evolved but your costs decrease if you order since the original version of additional copies. VisiCalc. He will also identify the SPECIAL ISSUE OF IEEE JOURNAL Sample copies of both types of features that distinguish MultiPlan The June 1983 issue of Professional output are posted on the Computer and Lotus 1-2-3 from the first Communication, a publication of Store bulletin board. The Store is generation of spreadsheets. the IEEE Professional Communication located in 20 Experimental The speaker session and Society, is devoted to the topic of Engineering. discussion are scheduled from 3:15 developing grant proposals. The to 4:15 p.m. and will be followed papers include: "Memo to Moses by a rap sesion from 4:15 to 5 from HEW" by J. E. Mignard, Microcosm p.m. Everyone interested in "Proposals: Write to Win" by C. E. microcomputers and their Beck, "Proposal Writing: MICRO USERS GROUP PROGRAM applications is welcome. Approaching the Approach" by J. The University of Minnesota M. Seisler, and "A Bibliography on Microcomputer Users Group will Proposal Writing" by M. J. meet at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Killingsworth. December 8, in 2-530 Malcolm You may examine the issue in Moos Tower (formerly Health the ucc Reference Room, 140 Sciences A) on the east bank of the Experimental Engineering. Minneapolis campus.

December 1983 133 Non-Numeric Computing fraction of the time previously MMLA SESSION required. One of our staff members recently SPECTRUM '83 SEMINAR Ira Flatow, National Public Radio attended a session on computing Spectrum '83, the sixth seminar in science correspondent and host of research at the Midwest Modern a continuing series co-sponsored by public television's Newton's Apple, Language Association convention in the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) and noted that computer graphics offer Minneapolis. He has prepared a the CLA-University College Alumni scientists a means to demonstrate short report on the papers presented Society, chose "Liberal Arts in the complex theories to the public in at the session; if you would like a Computer Age" as its theme this an interesting and understandable copy, call Non-Numerical year. The seminar brought together way. His examples presented Consulting, 376-2944, from 1 to 3 Mandelbrot's work with fractals in the experienced and the uninitiated p.m., Monday through Friday. for a day of discussions and graphic form. presentations. With the continued rapid Kenneth Keller, Vice President for advancements in computer Academic Affairs, opened the technology and applications, seminar. He stressed the importance Spectrum may choose to discuss of knowing both the power and the "Liberal Arts in the Computer Age" limitations of computers. "We may again a few years hence. If they start asking only those questions we do, it will be a whole new show. know the computer can answer, (Paul Thayer) instead of asking the questions we really want to know the answers to," he warned. LECTURE SERIES The Classifieds Eight other speakers, including There will be no December lecture ucc Director Peter Patton, spoke on in our series on non-numeric (non­ WANTED computer applications in a wide traditional) computing. I am looking for a PDP-11 /03 variety of areas: art, cartography, The series will continue winter computer system with dual floppy education, humanities, languages, quarter with a talk on Thursday, disk drive, 32K RAM, 4-port serial and writing. Patton noted that january 12, at 2:15 p.m. in 40 line interface, line time clock, AID scholars can now begin to read Ford Hall. Wesley jacobsen of the converter, CRT terminal, and RT-11 Sumerian cuneiform (clay tablets) Department of East Asian Studies software. Also wanted: after as little as ten hours of will speak on "Using Minicomputers HewletUPackard 7221 b plotter. Call computer-based instruction, a to Teach Japanese." Dr. Marie Knowlton, 373-4953.

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December 1983 135 Contents Grants for Research EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS . 133 Hail and Farewell ...... 129 SPECIAL ISSUE OF IEEE JOURNAL ...... 133 Change Comes to Computing at the University . 130 Computer Store Looking Back at '83 ...... 131 WRITEUP SERVICES EXPANDED ...... 133 System News/Notes All Systems Bulletins CYBER Notes HOLIDAY HOURS ...... 133 CA System Upgrade ...... 132 Microcosm Math and Statistics Packages MICRO USERS GROUP PROGRAM ...... 133 NEW VERSION OF TSP ...... 132 Non-Numeric (Non-Traditional) Computing NEW BMDP VERSION ...... 132 SPECTRUM '83 SEMINAR ...... 134 IMS journal MMLA SESSION ...... 134 IFPS VERSION 9 ...... 132 LECTURE SERIES ...... 134 Documentation News The Classifieds NEW EDITIONS ...... 133 WANTED ...... 134

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