[10583] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
IRC Use -- Restricting use on terminals
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PACS-L Moderator)
Thu Sep 5 21:28:35 1996
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 1996 17:27:28 -0500 (CDT)
From: PACS-L Moderator <libpacs@UH.EDU>
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----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>From: Steve Cavrak <sjc@lemming.uvm.edu>
>Subject: IRC Use -- Restricting use on terminals
>
>I suspect you are dealing with "pentup demand." Too often students are
>still expected to be seen and not heard; IRC, e-mail, and talk programs
>all provide ways to "talk" that obey the first two strictures.
>
>Still ...
>
>-- the best solution is "user education" -- i.e. signs to the effect
> that "world wide web searches have first priority on this machine."
> or "if there are lines, use of this machien are limited to 15 minutes."
>
> the most proactive statement is to define WHAT the machines are
> intended for and how students can comply.
>
> this is sort of like a "collection policy" that is used to help
> decide which magazines to get, how they circulate, etc.
>
>-- another good solution is to get more computer -- or provide network
> jacks so students can plug in their laptop computer
>
>-- do these machines have other software -- e.g. a word processor.
> you may find that providing a word processor may attract a
> different class of patron :)
>
>-- a possible technical solution is to get "network" terminals;
> diskless computers that boot from a network server -- no place
> to install software, and better virus protection. Maybe the
> forthcoming generation of "web terminals" will play an interesting
> role here.
>
>-- we do some of all of the above.
>
>Steve
>
>
>
