By May 1995, our VAX 6000-310 system which runs the VMS operating system will be phased out in favor of newer, cheaper, faster, and more versatile UNIX based systems. This will allow the Computing Center to leverage our resources by reducing the number of operating systems and hardware platforms we support. As a result we will be able to give you better service and support more applications while not increasing our costs.
Currently, 95% of all VAX system use is primarily for connectivity with the Internet to telnet, to send electronic mail to either BITNET or Internet sites, read USENET News with the ANU News program, and/or download files from Internet sites to their office or home computer systems. Every one of these needs can be more effectively met using our UNIX system, Jove.
For those few persons who are using the VAX for specialized applications, such as Gaussian, MOPAC, AMPAC, ARC/INFO, ERDAS, we want to assure you that all these packages will be moved to our UNIX platforms. In the coming months, a member of Academic Computing Services will be contacting each of our VAX users and will work with you to make the transition over to UNIX. Once this transition has been completed, we are confident that you will find that your new environment will far exceed your VAX env-ironment in meeting your computing needs.
As we proceed with our transition from VAX to UNIX, we will continue to update you. If in the meantime, you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.
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