The Upgrade of a DEC Microvax II to an Undergraduate Labora-tory Teaching Tool.

根据该项目，首席调查员将升级现有的DEC Microvax II，以提供一个本科教学实验室。通过增加一张159兆字节的光盘，端口选择器，以及对现有彩虹终端的升级，将可容纳16名学生。升级后的实验室将提供三门高级课程：操作系统、汇编器、编译器和翻译器以及计算机图形学。除了正式课程外，该实验室还将为一个本科生研究小组在建模和认知科学方面的研究提供实验基础。计划研究的实验包括神经网络模拟、视频帧模式识别，以及塞诺斯基的netTalk实验。其目的将是创建假想的神经结构，然后检查它们的性能。

Under this project, the principal investigator will upgrade an existing DEC Microvax II to provide an undergraduate teaching laboratory. With the addition of a 159 megabyte disc, port selector, and upgrades to existing Rainbow terminals, sixteen students will be accommodated. Three upper division courses, Operating Systems; Assemblers, Compilers and Translators; and Computer Graphics will be served by the upgraded laboratory. In addition to the formal courses, the laboratory will provide a base for experimentation by an undergraduate student research group doing research on modeling and cognitive science. Among the experiments planned for research are neural network simulation, pattern recognition of video frames, and Sejnowski's Nettalk experiment. The intent will be to create hypothetical neural structures and then examine their performance.