Connecting Drake University to MEDNET

该奖项使德雷克大学能够连接到NSFNET 通过每秒56，000比特的链路连接到中级网络 MIDNET。 连接到NSFNET提供了教师和学生 通过更快的速度访问超级计算机，数据档案， 各种网络网关，自动化图书馆目录，以及广泛的 范围的软件。 主要应用包括文件传输， 本地和远程研究人员之间的电子邮件通信， 远程登录和使用超级计算机以及其他研究 设施

This award enables Drake University to connect to NSFNET through a 56,000 bit per second link to the mid-level network MIDNET. Connection to NSFNET provides the faculty and students with much higher speed access to supercomputers, data archives, a variety of network gateways, automated library catalogs, and a wide range of software. Primary applications include file transfers, electronic mail communication between local and remote researchers, and remote login to and use of supercomputers and other research facilities.