From: libajw@EMORYU1.CC.EMORY.EDU (Alis Whitt)
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Subject: Re: CWIS Software
Date: 15 Oct 92 18:00:20 GMT
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I used a MUSIC/SP based email program at St. Lawrence University and the
email program was much less intuitive than UNIX's pine in addition to
being, generally, a glorified profs.  St. Lawrence isn't on the internet,
and their CWIS looked basically like a Saber/Novell menu; I don't know if
it was MUSIC or not.  UGA has MUSIC as an otpion on their logon screen
(uga.cc.uga.edu), but I don't think you can get into it without an ID.

Alis


On Thu, 15 Oct 1992, Jim R. Kruse wrote:

>      This might be interesting to look at for concepts or at least look
> at the documentation.
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> In response to M. England's message of Oct 15, 1992 that said...
>
> >I'm a postgrad student at Sheffield University looking into all
> >aspects of CWIS software for the British Universities market.
> >Can any one give me any leads on companies that provide CWIS
> >software or on Universities that sell their CWIS software.  I
> >would like to know as much information about these companies
> >(names, addresses etc.) and if possible a TELNET site address so
> >I can look at the systems.
>
> IBM markets a CWIS in most parts of the world.  It was part of a
> package of software announced in Canada and the USA as product number
> 5750-ACF and in Asia/Pacfic area (ie Japan, Austrialia, etc.)
> as product number 5756-011.  There are more than 200 sites running
> this software supporting an estimated total userid count of 300,000
> users.
>
> Here are some key parts of the IBM announcement text (291-234)...
>   The MUSIC/SP product provides applications to make it an ideal
>   platform for a corporate or campus-wide information system.
>   Electronic bulletin boards, conferencing and full text searching
>   facilities work together to provide new applications for the host
>   computer.  It can be used for the development and execution of
>   interactive applications using a variety of programming languages
>   and tools, with electronic office functions including mail and
>   scheduling.  In addition, it can be used for the teaching of host
>   and personal computing topics and languages.  Users can
>   optionally manage files in an hierarchical tree-structured
>   manner, similar to that done on DOS, AIX, and UNIX systems.
>   Connectivity to other systems is provided through TCP/IP, RSCS
>   and PVM.  These facilities allow it to provide an integrated
>   host/workstation computing solution, attractive in environments
>   which need to support many users doing diverse activities with
>   minimum hardware and support costs.  The product includes many
>   features and facilities especially designed to meet the needs of
>   universities, colleges and a variety of other schools.  The
>   software runs on processors utilizing System/370 architecture,
>   including the Micro Channel 370, 937X, 43XX, 30XX and ES/9000.
>
> The system includes a sample CWIS as well as a manual dedicated
> to setting up and running a CWIS.  It includes information on how
> data providers can directly update their information and directly
> receive feedback from the viewers of their data.
>
> Several CWIS's running on MUSIC/SP can be accessed via the Internet.
> To access the one running at McGill University,
>   use a TELNET command that can handle 3270 data streams.
>   (In VM, just use the TELNET command.  In other systems
>   it may be called TN3270.)
>
>   Use Internet address of "VM1.MCGILL.CA"
>   (The numeric address is 132.206.27.2)
>
>   Hit ENTER to clear the VM/ESA logo screen
>   Enter PF3 (or type "INFO") as the screen will prompt you.
>
>   You should now be signed on to the "InfoMcGill" system.
>
> You can e-mail me directly if you want to know more about MUSIC/SP.
>
> Regards,
>
> Roy Miller
> Manager
> McGill University
> Email: CCRMMUS@MUSICM.MCGILL.CA or CCRMMUS@MCGILLM
> Tel: (514) 398-4480  Fax: (514) 398-4488
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