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As a graduate student in the Department of English and American Literature and Language, as well as a part-time programmer for OIT and for Harvard Computer Services at the Science Center, I read Susan Glasser's excellent article [9/14/88, page 13] on the new HOLLIS system with great interest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOLLIS Bugs | 9/27/1988 | See Source »

A major problem with HOLLIS is that of access (a problem with all user-oriented computing at Harvard). HOLLIS is not presently accessible from campus networks (or is so far not documented as such). From a terminal in the Science Center, it is impossible for a student or faculty member...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOLLIS Bugs | 9/27/1988 | See Source »

Furthermore, HOLLIS has a few problems with its user interface. HOLLIS uses grody IBM terminals which do not have keyboards organized in the manner of the commonly accepted industry standards. Anyone used to an IBM PC or an Apple Macintosh will be surprised to find that the key she expects...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOLLIS Bugs | 9/27/1988 | See Source »

Although librarians have been trying out the public access system since August 1, no students have officially tested the new technology. "We haven't had any student guinea pigs," says Caplan, adding that the new few weeks will be crucial for determining how well HOLLIS matches the library system's...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: Welcome to the HOLLIS Zone | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

One afternoon last week, seven of the eight Widener terminals were occupied by graduate students getting their first crack at Harvard's on-line catalog. They said that HOLLIS seemed like a good idea. "It's much faster than before," said a graduate student in East Asian Languages who refused...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: Welcome to the HOLLIS Zone | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

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