[44542] in Hotline Meeting
Re: Case 118086: Freshmen Messaging System Computers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Duane Henry Dreger)
Mon Aug 17 18:22:46 1998
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 18:26:34 -0400
To: hotline@MIT.EDU
From: Duane Henry Dreger <ddreger@MIT.EDU>
Brian,
By saying that you don't have anything to assist, does that mean there are
no available machines? Is there any way of getting any sort of Unix based
machines that we could use for the FMS system. Even Linux based systems
would be acceptable. At the moment we are reaching a crisis with this, I
don't know who or where the miscommunication occurred, but if there is any
way that you can help out, it would be appreciated. IF there would be any
costs involved, please get me numbers so I can clear them quickly.
I thank you again for your help.
-Duane
At 04:21 PM 8/17/98 EDT, you wrote:
>Case 118086 has been recently updated and currently stands as follows:
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>--- Entry: Monday, Aug 17, 1998 7:39 AM -- Email Received --
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>Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 07:43:06 -0400
>To: hotline@MIT.EDU
>From: Duane Henry Dreger <ddreger@MIT.EDU>
>Subject: Freshmen Messaging System Computers
>
>The Orientation Committee had requested 16 Sun SPARCclassics for use during
>Orientation for the Freshmen Messaging System several weeks ago. I stopped
>by i/s on Friday afternoon to check on the status of those machines and
>when we could pick them up. According to the receptionist, i/s had never
>heard of our request.
>
>She suggested I email this account to see if you had heard of our request.
>Orientation 1998 begins this upcoming Saturday and we need to have the FMS
>system installed sometime Friday evening.
>
>In case you are not aware of what FMS is, here is a brief overview. At
>each dormitory front desk there is a Sun running the FMS client program
>that is connected to the Clearinghouse server machine (usually in building
>36). Freshmen are to check themselves in and out everytime they enter/exit
>a dorm. When they do any messages that are for them are displayed. At the
>Orientation Center (in W20) two machines are set up to actually enter
>freshmen into the system as they arrive. Also any mesaages from the
>Orientation Committee are sent from those machines.
>
>Do you know of our request, and if not, how can we get these machines by
>Friday?
>
>I thank you in advance,
>
>Duane Dreger
>FMS/Clearinghouse Coordinator Orientation 1998
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>--- Entry: Monday, Aug 17, 1998 4:21 PM -- bmurphy ---
>--- Sent E-Mail (Entire Log) To: DDREGER@MIT.EDU
>HI,
>
>Attached is the last message we received about FMS so we really do not have
>anything available at this time to assist. Our apologies...Brian Murphy
>
>From: Kai-yuh Hsiao <khsiao@MIT.EDU>
>To: "Brian T. Murphy" <bmurphy@MIT.EDU>
>Subject: Re: Freshman Messaging System?
>Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 14:27:53 EDT
>
>Hi Brian,
> I was talking to the people from the IFC today, and they said they
>were already working on finding computers to run a messaging system
>in dorms. If this is the case, then I probably won't need to handle
>it myself, so if it's okay with you, could we cancel tomorrow's meeting
>while I get more information about what exactly is happening? Let me
>know, thanks and sorry for the confusion...
>
> Kai-yuh
>
