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*‘*What we really want is an integrated community, with a campusâ€"wide network of computers linked together," said Dave Boswell of the Computer Systems Group. With such networking, professors could put assignments directly into the computer for retrieval by students. The students could then work out their answers on any one of the personal computers throughout campus. Future plans call for the extension of the network of computing services into residences, homes, and correspondence course centres. ‘"‘It‘s possible that some things may never appear on paper,‘" Boswell said. Using the network, instructors could technically ‘"snoop‘" in a student‘s file space to check on his proâ€" It is not out of the question, he said, for professors to even write a computer program to grade students‘ programs automacically, alâ€" though he feels this would be inferior to the experience of marking student assignments by "It is a well known fact of teaching that students are always showing you something new and possibly better." â€" Further developments in computer networkâ€" ing will have a dramatic effect on business, Boswell pointed out. A salesman out in the field, for instance, might be able to log onto the system and find out immediately what head office inventories are. Waterloo plans to develop a showcase comâ€" puter installation using the personal computers as a teaching tool, not only in computer science, but also in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering and other vital areas. UW computer scientists have already develâ€" uped Waterloo microNET, a system which links a number of minicomputers to a larger computer where they share resources like a file storage and printing. A number of such "networks‘‘ already exist on campus. However, the UW/IMB deal will make a larger system possible. Students and professors at the University of Waterloo may soon be able to stay at home and communicate through a network of computers instead of coming to campus. The announcement was made recently during an information session for members of the UW president‘s committee and media representatives. Officials explained the major implications of a recently announced $17 million coâ€"operative venture between Waterloo and IBM Canada Ltd., which includes a donation of 120 IBM personal computers. Chronicle Special Coâ€"op deal will extend UW Computing research Boswell said networking may also result in ‘Most roads lead to Waterlioo‘ Pointing to a long relationship between his com{nny and Waterloo, both through coâ€"op employment of UW students and in software development, Mr. Leppik said IBM had no problem in choosing Wateriloo for the new research agreements. Waterloo was selected for the venture because of its status as a "worldclass" university, John Leppik, director of corporate and scientific programs for IBM Canada Ltd., said. He said that the agreement with IBM will help further ICR research into software portability, networking, computer graphics, robotics, and other areas. ‘‘We found that in computing, then as now, most roads led to Waterioo." Comprised of eight special research groups, the ICR is one of only three such institutes in the world. Industrial partners, who pay $250,000 for a fiveâ€"year partnership, get a "{frontâ€"row seat on computer developments‘‘ ICR director Dr. Eric Manning pointed out. Waterloo has the largest department of chemical engineering in Canada, with 500 undergraduate students and six research groups. Last year, it conducted $1.2 million in contract research for business and industry. As part of the IBM agreement, the company has become a partner in the Institute for Computer Research, which was formed at Waterioo last year. ‘"‘The new computing power will mean that educational possibilities can be expanded in process control â€" not only for graduate and undergraduate students at Waterloo, but also for representatives from industry attending semiâ€" nars here." Dr. Gerry Sullivan of Waterloo‘s chemical engineering department said that the new computer will help solve the timeâ€"sharing problems his department has encountered with computing services in the past. An I1BM 4341 computer has also been donated specifically for teaching and research in comâ€" puter process control for industry. The results of most of the research conducted at Waterloo under the IBM venture will belong to the public domain, ultimately benefitting the Canadian educational system as well as governâ€" ment and industry. considerable savings in computer costs, since personal computers have their own processing power. ‘"‘"We‘re building it incrementally," Boswell said. No estimate was made of how long it would take before a campusâ€"wide computer network can be established on the Waterloo campus. ‘"*Essentially, all you would have to pay for is the use of the discs in the central computer." Dr. G.P.A. Evans Medical Officer of Health Children with special needs (i.e. gifted, hearing impaired, blind, etc.) should also register in the school in their home area. Any need for special placement will then be considered. Kindergarten registration will be held throughout the Region of Waterloo during the last week of February 1983 and the first week of March 1983 (February 21st to February 25th and February 28th to March 4th). If you have not received a letter notifying you of the time and place of this registration, please contact the school in your home area for this information. It is important that the mother, the father or legal guardian be present at the registration time: a birth certificate, or other legal proof of your child‘s age will be required. In addition to school registration, your child will be registered for an early screening of his/her hearing, vision and school readiness by the Public Health Nurses in the schools. This information will be important for your child‘s progress in school, and will be mailed to your child‘s doctor. REGIONAL MUNofICIPAlJ'lY WATERLOGO WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1983 â€" PAGE 5 TO ALL PARENTS OF CHILDREN BORN IN 1978 J.F. Clifford Director of Education Waterloo County Roman Catholic Separate School Board KINDERGARTER REGISTRATION 1983 W.T. Townshend Director of Education Waterioo County Board of Education