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The University of Pennsylvania's Online Computing Magazine

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[Printout | About | Archives | Search ] April 1993 - Volume 9:6 ON THE COVER: Blueprint plan of the basement of Kings Court residence, showing construction needed to prepare for installation of data, video, and telephone wiring. This plan was included in the Request for Proposals for the construction phase of the ResNet project. F E A T U R E S Wired ResNet brings video, voice, and data to the dorms. By Daniel Updegrove. What to do, what to do? Choosing a computer in a crazy market. By Don Montabana Unix workstation maintenance Penn pursues a coordinated strategy. By Susan Mallet Cost advantage shifts to Ethernet A consumer guide to PennNet access. By Randall Couch Armored Ten things you can do to protect your data. By Dave Millar Cornerstone Architecture for tomorrow's administrative systems. By Linda May and Robin Beck Making sense of modems An introduction to modems on PennNet. By Mark Litwack Lexis/Nexis Access to two valuable research services. By Jane Bryan D E P A R T M E N T S Announcements Q&A Random bits ISC: Keeping in Touch