Potsdam College has made a significant commitment to public service in the
North Country. The Computer Center assists this role by acting as a resource
to non-profit groups/institutions and public schools in the area which have
computing needs or questions.
The Center for Interactive Computing (CIC) would provide technical expertise
and support to the North Country's small business community, non-profit
institutions, computer users groups and individuals in the community. It will
support a broad range of services including demonstrations and presentations of
leading technology for high-technology and business-related activities;
workshops on technology developed at Potsdam College; information, news and
reference material related to leading technology; fee-based consultation, laser
printing and other computing resources.
Goals:
To establish the CIC and provide technical expertise and support to the North
Country's small business community, non-profit institutions, computer users
groups and individuals in the community
Users groups provide an invaluable service to the public. In the absence of
strong dealer support, these groups provide users with public domain software,
tips and techniques for the use of computing hardware and software answers to
technical questions and problems, and the chance to share their computing
experiences with others. For the North Country, this is often the only means
for acquiring any support in the use of computing equipment.
Goals:
To assist in the establishment and maintenance of campus-based users groups for
computing hardware and software
To support users groups with technical information and consultation where
possible
To support these groups with a conference area on the Potsdam College
Conferencing System which addresses their particular interests
To distribute public domain software, when available, to users groups
Potsdam College currently offers limited access to its centralized computers to
public schools, non-profit institutions and other local colleges and
universities. This access isoften used to gain access to Potsdam College's
communication services (conferencing and BITNET).
Goals:
To provide public access to public institutions and non-profit groups which
provide them with access to communication services and the Potsdam College
community of computing professionals
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Document prepared by Robert Jewett. Email: jewettrj@potsdam.edu