Where do I go? What do I do?
Finding your way around the KU campus isn't always easy. Does it sometimes seem like every one of your classes is three miles from the last? And all are up hill? Then you start looking for a computer lab to use If you're lucky, there is one nearby.
If not, grab your floppy disk and come discover the Computer Center. It is down hill from almost every place on campus except the Health Center. If you need to compute, take a leisurely walk down the hill from Jayhawk Boulevard. Or stroll across the soccer field from Robinson Gym.
Once you get to the Computer Center, it is easy to find the labs. If you've come in the front door (the one that faces the Dole Building), the labs are the open doors to your right on either side of the display case. If you've come in from the back, take the stairs or elevator to the second floor and you'll see the labs on your left from the stairs and across the hall to your right from the elevator.
In the lab you will find both Macintosh and IBM-compatible microcomputers. You are welcome to use either or both. If your assignment didn't specify which platform (Macintosh, DOS, or Windows) you
need to use, try any open machine. Computer availability seems to depend on what class has what assignment due, but toward the end of the semester there seems to be more demand for the Macintosh computers.
If you don't know which type of computer is best for you, stop by the Consulting Window. If you have questions about using the lab, stop by the Customer Assistance Window. These are the big windows in the south end of the main lab room. Computer Center staff will be glad to talk about what platform will best meet your needs.
If you are new to computing,you may want to look at the posters on the walls before you start. They can help you get started and help you send your work to either a laser printer (buy a laser printing card and prepay 20¢ per page) or dot matrix printer (free).
If you get stuck or have other questions, please ask. You can check out software manuals (with a KU ID) or get more personal assistance. Computer Center staff can't help you with an assignment, but they can help you get through the intricacies of computing.
Hope to see you soon!
The Jayhacker
Jerry Niebaum Director, Academic Computing Services Dave Gardner Director, Office of Information Systems Herb Harris Assistant Director, User Services Michael Grobe Supervisor, Distributed Computing Support Martha Bryant Editor Laura Crow Editorial Assistant
Ana Lugo Photographer
The Jayhacker is published each semester by Computing Services at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, for students, faculty, and staff.
Contributions to the Jayhacker were made by Jeff Bangert, Dave Barnhill, Garrett Blythe, Jerree Catlin, Laura Green, Doug Heacock, Wes Hubert, Kathryn Huxtable, Nancy Miles, Doug Miller, Pat Miller, Lou Montulli, Brian Moore, Paul Nazario, Charles Rezac, Kari Scott, Kaia Skaggs, Pat Transue, Cathleen Wang, Mickey Waxman, and Rose Winters.
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The Jayhacker
Fall 1993