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If you register for a course and then find that you can't attend, please cancel your registration by calling 257-UKCC. Failure to do so may jeopardize your right to register for future UKCC short courses. There are several ways you can register, depending on the class: * You can register online -- some classes require online registration. Just enter VIEW UKCC SHORTCOURSE on your CMS account and follow the menus. * You can register by calling 257-UKCC (this is Voice Mail Exchange; your registration will be confirmed by phone within five days). Many of these classes don't require any knowledge or experience with any computer system. If there are prerequisites for a particular class, they'll be listed in the class description. If you have questions about class content or bypassing prerequisites, call the instructor for that class. INTRODUCTION TO VM/CMS September 11 and 12 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 103 McVey Hall September 18 and 19 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 103 McVey Hall A basic introduction to interactive use of the IBM 3090, this class presumes no previous knowledge of the IBM or any other computer system. You'll learn how to access the computer, how to create and manage files on your account, and how to use online tools such as CALENDAR and VIEW. You'll also learn how to use the CMS text editor, XEDIT, to create and modify individual files. This course will be taught in two two-hour sessions. Both sessions will provide hands-on practice of the commands that are covered. You'll be given a class computer account which will remain active for the duration of the course. This course will be offered twice during the Fall semester. Your instructor will be Chris Corman, 257-2243, chris@ukcc.uky.edu. INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC MAIL ON THE IBM September 13 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 103 McVey Hall September 20 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 103 McVey Hall An introduction to the MAIL command on the IBM 3090, this class is for the beginner. You'll learn how to create mail files and send them to other IBM system users, to Wang system users, and to Prime system users. We'll also cover the use of BITNET to communicate with individuals at other academic centers around the world, and you'll learn how to read incoming mail and some techniques for storing old mail. We'll discuss how to create and maintain a NAMES file of individuals with whom you frequently correspond. You'll be taught the logon sequence and some basic CMS background before we begin the discussion of MAIL. This class presumes no previous knowledge of the IBM 3090 or any other computer system. You'll be given a CMS account for the duration of the course and will receive hands-on instruction for all the commands covered. Your instructor will be Chris Corman, 257-2243, chris@ukcc.uky.edu. INTRODUCTION TO SAS September 24 and 26 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 103 McVey Hall SAS is a collection of powerful and flexible data management and statistical analysis procedures that allow you to create and analyze libraries of data files on the IBM 3090. This two-session course will emphasize simple data manipulation and general syntax, and is designed for new and inexperienced SAS users. CMS and XEDIT knowledge is a prerequisite. Your instructor will be Steve Thomson (steve@ukcc.uky.edu, 257-2259), and online registration is required for this course. INTRODUCTION TO SAS/GRAPH October 4 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 103 McVey Hall SAS/GRAPH is a collection of SAS PROCs that can be used to draw text in various fonts; plot values in the x-y plane with various curves; draw three-dimensional and contour plots of functions; display bar, pie, star, and block charts; and plot several different map displays using SAS datasets for county, state, and country boundaries on the IBM 3090. The Introduction to SAS short course, described above, is a prerequisite. Lorinda Wang will be your instructor (257-2204, ukc333@ukcc.uky.edu). Online registration is required for this course. INTRODUCTION TO SPSS-X September 25 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 103 McVey Hall SPSS-X is a powerful program for displaying and analyzing data on the IBM 3090. This course is designed for those who have little or no knowledge of SPSS-X, but do have experience with CMS or have completed the Introduction to VM/CMS & XEDIT class, described above. Your instructor will be Lorinda Wang (257-2204@ukcc.uky.edu), and online registration is required for this course. GENERALIZED LINEAR MODELS October 30 and November 1 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 103 McVey Hall Traditional linear models, i.e., linear regression and ANOVA models, relate the mean of a random variable to some linear combination of predictors. Generalized linear models relate a function of the mean to a linear combination of predictors. This simple modification allows logistic and probit regression, log-linear modeling, and most other univariate maximum likelihood techniques to be performed similar to the usual regression techniques. This two-session course will review some of the theory of such generalized linear models, as well as their analysis using the interactive VM/CMS program GLIM. Your instructor will be Steve Thomson (257-2259, steve@ukcc.uky.edu). STRUCTURAL EQUATION ANALYSIS AND PROGRAMS October 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 103 McVey Hall Structural equation analysis can be viewed as a generalization of regression analysis, simultaneous equations, and factor analysis. Basically, you analyze linear relations among certain inexactly measured, possibly latent, variables. This course, in six consecutive sessions, is an introduction to the methodology of structural equations and the main programs that implement such analyses, i.e., LISREL, EQS, LISCOMP, and the new SAS PROC CALIS. Some experience with regression and factor analysis and running programs using similar techniques are prerequisite. Your instructor will be Steve Thomson (257-2259, steve@ukcc.uky.edu). ADVANCED FORTRAN TOPICS & VECTORIZATION October 4 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. 327 McVey Hall The course will cover changes in coding FORTRAN due to hardware upgrades to the IBM 3090 made over the summer, and the new FORTRAN Version 2, Release 5 features. It is also an introduction to using the vector facility on the IBM 3090-600J. Vectorization reduces the amount of time needed to process DO loops by concurrently processing the DO loop elements. Vectorization will work on unmodified code, but program speedup can be increased by proper coding techniques. A good background in FORTRAN is prerequisite, as well as familiarity with CMS and XEDIT. Your instructor will be Alan Audette (257-2191, alan@ukcc.uky.edu), and online registration is required. PARALLEL COMPUTING IN FORTRAN October 25 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. 327 McVey Hall An introduction to parallel processing using FORTRAN Version 2, Release 5 on the IBM 3090. Parallel coding instructions allow you to use up to three processors of the IBM 3090 to concurrently process data, reducing wall clock time in running jobs. Automatic parallelization, parallel concepts and commands, and the architecture of the IBM 3090 will be discussed. The course will depend on the availability of Parallel FORTRAN, scheduled to be released as part of FORTRAN Version 2, Release 5, in September. A course covering the older version of Parallel FORTRAN may be substituted. Your instructor will be Anne Leigh (257-2205, anne@ukcc.uky.edu). Online registration is required. ************************************************************************* KHECC CONFERENCE: SEPTEMBER 27-28 The fall Kentucky Higher Education Computing and Communications Conference will be held at Kentucky State University on September 27 and 28. KHECC is a semi-annual meeting of information system professionals from across the state. Representatives from computing, communications, library, and print/media are invited to attend. The theme of the conference will be "Partners in Technology." The registration fee is $55.00. For more information, contact KHECC Planning Committee, Kentucky State University, 379 Academic Services Bldg., Frankfort, KY 40601. ************************************************************************* INFO/EXPO COMING NEXT MONTH A two-day "Electronic and Information Resource Exposition" at the University of Kentucky is being planned for October 22 and 23. If your department has an electronic or computer-based product or service that you would like to display contact Robert Akin 257-8397. In addition to displays from the UK community, selected commercial vendors will exhibit state of the art hardware and software products. ************************************************************************* HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Monday, September 3, is an official UK holiday. The UKCC offices, Micro Lab, and Consulting Room will be closed. The Data Center and Users' Rooms in 103 and 111 McVey Hall will be open from Noon until 12:30 a.m. The IBM and Prime systems will be in operation, as usual. ************************************************************************* THE PRIME BULLETIN BOARD 1. There is always a trashy mess around the terminals in 111 McVey Hall. Users leave their soda cans, bottles, empty chip wrappers, wine cooler tops, and other garbage around the terminals. They also turn the tvi955s around and move the keyboard to the rear side of the machine. The majority of the guilty seem to be evening users or late afternoon users. Also there have been users smoking in both 103 and 111 McVey Hall and leaving their smoking debris behind. >>>Smoking, drinking, and eating are not allowed in any of the Users' Rooms or cluster sites; food crumbs encourage bugs, and liquids and smoke can damage equipment. Since we are not able to monitor all the sites twenty-four hours a day, we appreciate your cooperation by refraining from smoking, drinking, or eating in any of the Users' Rooms. 2. The 2400 baud modems are acting up. Many times they won't answer, and I've also been disconnected while using them. >>>The Networking group was installing more lines during this period, and this may have caused the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience. 3. What's wrong with telnet? >>>Telnet problems (and network problems in general) were due to work being performed on the campus network. We apologize for the inconvenience. 4. Could someone tell me exactly how to tell what port I'm on? >>>When you CONNECT TELNET or CONNECT UKPR you can see which port you're on. For example, TELNET-012 means telnet port 12. 5. Next time the administration wants to conduct a test of the Prime, could they do so at a less popular time? Especially if such poor system response time is expected, i.e., over forty minutes per command? I had several students whose sessions simply froze up, and students in other classes were not able to login at all during the testing phase. And was the connect time deducted from all those accounts that were logged in and frozen? >>>We apologize for the inconvenience, but that was the only time available to test. The poor response time was caused by problems during the test, not by the test itself. No connect time or any other charges were collected for users logged on during that time. 6. The problem of accidently connecting to someone else's "live" Prime session has become a common occurence. Whether this is a Prime problem, a network problem, or a combination of elements, someone should look into this! >>>We are aware of the problem and are trying to correct it. 7. What is the deal with all the SOAR accounts? I got on and was instantly assaulted with profanity. Are these accounts used by little kids or what? >>>Several UK programs use the UKCC facilities during the summer, including SOAR. The program is over now, and we apologize for any inconvenience. 8. Is it possible to print a file out on any of the Prime printers from other machines? I would like to be able to print out a file without ftping it to Prime and then printing it on the Prime. And does mail in a mailbox have a maximum age? >>>Currently, you can print to the printers attached to the Prime system from the IBM system. We are working on an LPR/LPD solution for printing from/to other printers. Mail that is thirteen days old is purged. 9. There's something weird going on with the mailer. If I try to send mail to someone, and just press the Enter key when it asks for a subject, it plugs in "RE: Die Hard 2 & The War of the Roses." Actually, this same thing happened to me last semester, but I ignored it, and it eventually went away. In both instances, the "RE" was from something I had posted or mailed earlier. >>>Look in your account, and you'll see a left over temporary mail file. That's where the subject is coming from. ************************************************************************* SUGGESTIONS 1. I think it would be a good idea if you could place the UK staff job listings on VIEW each week as it's updated. >>>Good suggestions. We're working to get the job openings listing on VIEW, and it should be available in the next few weeks. 2. Why do I no longer get an account balance at logoff? I've never used all of the account balance, but I sure would like to know when I'm approaching it. >>>We're aware of the problem, and we're working on it. We apologize for any inconvenience. 3. When I attempt to PF3 out of MAIL, I get the Disk Full error message. Typing QQUIT gets me out of MAIL, but doesn't really address the problem. Your help will be appreciated. Thanks. >>>Last month's issue of "The Kentucky Register" had an article dealing with just this occurrence. About all you can do is expand your disk so you'll have more room in which to work. Another alternative is to delete some other files from your disk, but most folks don't have files that they don't need. Contact Larry Johnson at 257-2217 or Janet Hyatt at 257-2212 to have your disk expanded. You can then use MAILBOOK to maintain your notebooks, but if you don't keep them maintained the same problem will recur. 4. I've been trying to use WHOIS via BITNET from EKU. WHOIS appears to look for the person on its EKU list, but I want it to look for UK users. How do I do this? >>>To find a user at UK from the EKU VAX send the following message to WHOIS@UKCC. FIND AT UK name of person 5. I am on the XA mode, and I can't execute simple commands like HELP, GONE, and KERMIT. Why weren't these commands changed to work in XA? >>>Some commands can't operate in XA mode. Enter HELP CMSXA for a list of which things work in which environment. HELP should work in all environments. If you're still having difficulty, please send us some details. Kermit will eventually be available in XA mode. Other commands found on the PUBLIC disk, such as GONE, may be unsupported under XA. If you'd like more detailed information about the GONE command, or about any command under XA, contact Bob Crovo at 257-2258, crovo@ukcc.uky.edu, 109 McVey Hall. 6. I've just become aware that the IU library online catalog is available over the Internet. If I log in to this host using my account on ukccs, I get inproper screen formatting. However, if I use telnet via the network I get very correct screen formatting with highlighting, etc. Why? I appreciate you help! Thanks >>>When you telnet from your CMS userid you get a connection that will use tn3270 or act like linemode dumb terminal. Unless the host you are connecting to supports tn3270 you won't get good screen formatting. When you telnet from the network the host you connect to can control your terminal more easily and give you good screen formatting (assuming the host has support for the kind of terminal you are using). The difference is in the communication path from your terminal to the host and the hardware and software that must handle the data that passes between them. ************************************************************************* UKCC SERVICE DIRECTORY McVey Service E-Mail Address Phone Hall Vice President, Information Services Eugene R. Williams DPS128@UKCC 257-3609 Assoc. VP, University Computing Services Dr. Douglas Hurley HURLEY@UKCC 257-2900 128 Director, Communications Services Doyle Friskney DOYLE@UKCC 257-6225 Director, Computational Sciences Dr. John Connolly CONNOLLY@UKCC 257-8737 324 Director, Distributed Services Janet Baynham DPS108@UKCC 257-1535 120 Director, Information Resources Dr. Jon Hesseldenz UKA045@UKCC 257-3904 230D Academic Consulting Services Lavine Thrailkill UKC105@UKCC 257-2257 121 CMS Consulting Bob Crovo CROVO@UKCC 257-2258 109 Complaints Carol Lotz LOTZ@UKCC 257-2213 129 Consultant for Remote Sites Wanda Dixon Spisak WANDA@UKCC 257-2206 115 Consulting Consultant on Duty SUGGEST@UKCC 257-2249 110 Contingency Planning & Security Jack L. Coffman UKA051@UKCC 257-2273 218 Database - IDMS Rick Chlopan DBA003@UKCC 257-2211 230E Data Center 257-2222 61 Data Entry Frank McCormick OPFRANK@UKCC 257-2216 72 Desktop Publishing Consulting Marguerite Floyd EDITOR@UKCC 257-2219 205 Disk Rental Janet Hyatt HYATT@UKCC 257-2212 130 Larry Johnson JOHNSON@UKCC 257-2217 130 Facilities Operations Joe Williams UKA048@UKCC 257-2231 122 Graphics Consultation Bob Williamson ROBERTT@UKCC 257-2227 207 Information Center Judy Kisil UKA041@UKCC 257-2241 222 Instructional Software Wayne Beech WAYNE@UKCC 257-2238 100 Machine Room 257-2222 59 Management Information Systems Forrest Hahn UKA006@UKCC 257-2260 123 Memos and Manuals Consulting Room 257-2249 110 Micro Lab 257-2207 107 Network/Telecommunications UKT101@UKCC 257-2229 New Accounts Janet Hyatt HYATT@UKCC 257-2212 130 Larry Johnson JOHNSON@UKCC 257-2217 130 Numerical Analysis Consulting Anne Leigh ANNE@UKCC 257-2205 109B Optical Scanner - NCS Chris Corman CHRIS@UKCC 257-2243 109 Bob Crovo CROVO@UKCC 257-2258 109 Passwords Janet Hyatt HYATT@UKCC 257-2212 130 Larry Johnson JOHNSON@UKCC 257-2217 130 PRIME Information Peggy Akridge PEGGY@UKCC 257-2237 100 Program Documentation/Libraries Consulting Room 257-2249 110 Publications Office Marguerite Floyd EDITOR@UKCC 257-2219 200 Refunds Consulting Room 257-2249 110 SAS and SPSS Consulting Steve Thomson STEVE@UKCC 257-2259 120 Lorinda Wang UKC333@UKCC 257-2204 109B Statistical Consulting Steve Thomson STEVE@UKCC 257-2259 120 Tapes to Borrow, Tape Storage Data Center 257-2222 61 Tours of UKCC Lavine Thrailkill UKC105@UKCC 257-2257 121 User Account Services Janet Hyatt HYATT@UKCC 257-2212 130 Larry Johnson JOHNSON@UKCC 257-2217 130 Vectorization Consulting Anne Leigh ANNE@UKCC 257-2205 109B ************************************************************************* UNIVERSITY COMPUTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE Douglas E. Hurley, Central Administration H. Clay Owen, Central Administration D. Wesley Otis, Community Colleges James W. Phillips, Community Colleges Raphael Finkel, Lexington Campus Keh-Feh Liu, Lexington Campus N. Clare Detraz, Medical Center David A. Nash, Medical Center T. Earle Bowen, Ex Officio Ben W. Carr, Ex Officio John Connolly, Ex Officio Wimberly C. Royster, Ex Officio Eugene R. Williams, Ex Officio *************************************************************************