A Computer Equipment Request to Interface UNIDATA Data Management to a PC McIDAS Network

所提供的资金用于购买硬件和软件，以提高设在宾夕法尼亚米勒斯维尔大学的工发数据系统的能力。UNIDATA计划是一项国家计划，旨在帮助大学使用计算和通信技术访问、显示和分析科学数据。UNIDATA开发的这套软件能够在多个硬件平台上运行和跨硬件平台运行。多年来，米勒斯维尔一直是工发组织方案的积极和创造性的参与者。为了进一步提高他们的能力，米勒斯维尔将获得工作站和局域网（LAN）硬件和软件。该局域网将允许现有的PC- McIDAS系统（UNIDATA软件套件中的一个基于PC的程序）与另一个UNIDATA软件系统，即科学数据管理/本地数据管理软件进行接口。购置这种设备是地球科学部继续和加强其参与工发数据中心方案的战略计划的一部分；极大地扩展了PC-McIDAS在课堂上的实时数据应用；并支持和发展研究机会。该设备将作为目前基于OS/2的PC-McIDAS系统的额外工作站、摄取/管理器和文件服务器。

Funds are provided to purchase hardware and software to enhance the capabilities of the UNIDATA system at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. The UNIDATA program is a national program to help universities use computing and communication technologies to access, display and analyze scientific data. The suite of software developed by UNIDATA is capable of running on, and across, multiply hardware platforms. Millersville has been an active and creative participant in the UNIDATA program for several years. To further enhance their capabilities Millersville will acquire a workstation and local area network (LAN) hardware and software. The LAN will allow the existing PC- McIDAS systems (a PC-based program in the UNIDATA suite of software) to interface with another UNIDATA software system, the Scientific Data Management/Local Data Management software. The acquisition of this equipment is part of the Department of Earth Sciences' strategic plan to continue and strengthen its participation in the UNIDATA Program; to greatly expand the use of PC-McIDAS with real-time data in the classroom; and to support and develop research opportunities. The equipment will operate as both an additional workstation and an ingester/manager and file server for the present OS/2-based PC-McIDAS systems.