PENN PRINTOUT
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February 1995 - Volume 11:4

ON THE COVER: A pair of dolphins cavort in the wake of a Smithsonian research vessel. This photograph by Carl C. Hansen, c 1993 Smithsonian Institution, brings to life the dolphin depicted on the University's shield, which was adapted from Benjamin Franklin's coat of arms. The server dolphin.upenn.edu provides a host of network services to students in 8 of the 12 Schools at Penn.

F E A T U R E S

Dolphin comes to life
Penn students make a splash.
By Dawn C. Clarke

Desktop standards
Hardware standards for future desktop systems.
By Peter C. Patton

Keys to the kingdom
Unlocking Internet file formats.
By Tony Catone

Penn Video Network
Education, business, and entertainment via satellite.
By Chris Cook and Michael Palladino

Upgrades
Do you have what it takes?
By Joseph Harris, Jr., Mary A. Griffin, and John Mulhern III

Dow Jones News/Retrieval
Real-time access to big time business.
By Linda Eichler and Terese Mulkern Terry

VoiceMail
Penn gets the message.
By Wadiyah N. Ali


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