Gould said the labs released Windows, WordPerfect 6.0a, Lotus version 4.0 and Microsoft Works for Windows. For the new lab, Gould said CNS purchased 10 486-IBM personal computers with Windows, nine Sun work stations and six Power Macintoshes. Sun station computers are powerful computers with no storage space of their own, but they can run several user programs at once. Gould said CNS' main goal is to get the new Macintosh systems set up and running. Gould said the best thing about moving from Fairchild to Nichols is the physical environment and the proximity to Computing and Information Sciences.
Restrooms are close.
The CIS 110 consultants have a booth dedicated to them in the back of the room. Paul Lebbin, freshman in mechanical engineering, said the change was for the better. It helps since consultants are right there. The power PCs will allow students to use more advanced software. Erdwien said the move from Fairchild to Nichols was a cooperative endeavor with Computing and Information Sciences.