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SSC News, September, 1993
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Contents:
SSC Training Sessions - Fall Semester 1993
MACC Classes
Office in Public Terminal Room Available for Reserve
New SSC publications
This is the SSC News. This monthly electronic newsletter will keep you
informed about recent changes on the SSC computer networks. We hope
this information will help improve communication between the SSC
computing staff and all of you computer users out there.
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SSC Training Sessions - Fall Semester 1993
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Note: All SSC training sessions now require preregistration. If no one has
preregistered for a course one week prior to its start date, the class may
be cancelled. To preregister for a class, send mail to SSCCLASS indicating
which class(es) you plan to attend. You will be reminded about your pre-
registration through e-mail a day or two before the class begins.
Date Time Topic Room Instructor
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9/9-9/23 R 12:00-1:00 Intro to S-Plus 4452 White
9/10 F 12:00-1:00 9-Track Tape Alternatives 8101 Cooper
9/13 M 12:00-1:00 Ten-Command UNIX 4452 Wiebusch
9/15 W 12:00-1:00 Intro to Emacs 3432 Long
9/17 F 12:00-1:00 Intro to MH 8411 McD, Long
9/20-9/29 MW 12:00-1:30 Intro to SAS 8411 McDermott
10/6 W 12:00-1:00 Overview of Ethernet 4452 Long
10/6 W 3:00-4:00 VMS Basics:Mail,files,DCL 3432 Flory
10/13 M 3:00-4:00 Intro to EVE 4452 Wiebusch
10/13-10/27 W 2:00-3:30 Intro to SAS/Graph 3432 Brown
10/19 T 3:00-4:00 Data Manipulation Tools:ODH 3432 Cooper
10/21 R 3:00-4:00 Data Manipulation:XTRACT,HXTRACT 3432 Cooper
10/28 R 12:00-1:00 Intro to PATHWORKS 3432 Hazen,Gasser
11/4 R 12:00-1:00 UNIX question and answer 3432 Wieb,Long
11/10 W 10:00-12:00 WordPerfect for Dissertators 4452 Clear
11/11,11/18 R 12:00-1:00 Intro to SPSS 4452 White
11/15 M 12:00-1:00 9-Track Tape Alternatives 3432 Lew
Descriptions for each of the training sessions listed above may be found in
SSCGOPHER. Type "sscgopher" at the coomand prompt and then pick "5. SSC
Classes".
If the class you want isn't offered by the SSC or isn't convenient, you may
want to look into the classes offered by MACC. Some which may be of interest
to SSC users are listed below. The complete list of classes offered by MACC
is posted on the bulletin board outside of Soc. Sci. 4406. Phone 262-3605
for information on class listings and preregister at the MACC Customer Center
at 1210 West Dayton Street.
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MACC Classes
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Date Day Time Topic Fee
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Monthly (*) UNIX Overview Free
Monthly (*) UNIX Editors Free
Monthly (*) Intro to Email and VMS Free
Monthly (*) Using WiscINFO Free
10/27 W 2:00- 4:00 Cruising the Internet $15
11/2-11/18 TR 10:00-12:00 SAS $180
9/21-10/14 TR 1:30- 3:30 UNIX "101" $176
9/13-9/17 MWF 9:30-12:00 WordPerfect: Basics (DOS) $112
10/18-10/22 MWF 9:30-12:00 WordPerfect: Basics (DOS) $112
11/29-12/3 MWF 9:30-12:00 WordPerfect: Basics (DOS) $112
10/29 F 9:30-12:00 WordPerfect: Graphics/Macros $38
12/6 M 9:30-12:00 WordPerfect: Graphics/Macros $38
10/25 M 9:30-12:00 WordPerfect: Mail Merge/Columns $38
12/8 W 9:30-12:00 WordPerfect: Mail Merge/Columns $38
10/27 W 9:30-12:00 WordPerfect: Tables/Equations $38
12/10 F 9:30-12:00 WordPerfect: Tables/Equations $38
10/12-10/14 TR 9:00-12:00 WordPerfect for Windows $90
12/14-12/16 TR 9:00-12:00 WordPerfect for Windows $90
(*) - call 262-6886 for days and times.
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Office in Public Terminal Room Available for Reserve
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T.A.'s and instructors of classes using instructional accounts, it is
time to reserve the consulting office in the public terminal room (Soc.
Sci. 2470) for holding office hours. As was announced in SSCNEWS in May,
the consulting office (not the entire terminal room) is now available for
reserve by instructors or teaching assistants to hold office hours (during
times when no consultant is on duty) to provide support to students who
use the SSC computers as part of their class work. The office is available
between 8-10am or 3-5pm, Monday through Friday. Please contact Nancy
McDermott (send mail to mcdermott or call 262-3206) to reserve the room.
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New SSC publications
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The following new publications are available for SSC users:
Using Emacs on UNIX (SSC Pub.#7-10)
SSC publications are available in the racks in the public terminal
room, Soc. Sci. 2470.
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