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! * * * B I T N E T P S Y C H O L O G Y N E W S L E T T E R * * * !
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! Volume 3, Number 22, September 11, 1988 Circulation 941 !
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! From the Ed. Psych. Dept., University of Houston, Texas 77004 !
! Robert C. Morecock, Editor !
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Today's Topics:
1. USSR and Electronic Mail Networking with the Western World
2. Senate Testimony on Educational Electronic Mail Networking
3. Steven Pinker and Stevan Harnad on 'Rules and Learning'
4. New Journal - Interacting with Computers - Paper Call
5. Free Statistical Hardware for Students
and Free Clinical Assessment System Software for Students
-- Walter Hudson
6. Files Arriving at the Bulletin Board Since the Last Issue
7. How to Retrieve Bulletin Board Files
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USSR Academy of Sciences and EARN
This letter is from the Feedback section of the BITNET publication NetMonth,
August 1988 edition, edited by Chris Condon. The topic is that of the USSR
Academy of Sciences having requested a connection to the EARN network for
their computers ...
From: Hank Nussbacher <HANK at BARILVM.BITNET>
Subject: More on Russia and networking...
Some comments on David Hibler's July editorial: First, let me
correct you on one point. The Soviet Union has requested
connection to the network but not to BITNET - rather to EARN.
If you are in favor of open communication paths then perhaps
the United States and people within BITNET should stop using
geocentricism when assuming that all networks revolve around
them. True, many do, but the fact that Russia (and Hungary and
Bulgaria) have requested EARN membership and not BITNET
membership should say something to you.
The major problem of connecting all these communist countries
to the network is not a security fear. It is the US Dept of
Commerce that forbids it. Whenever any country buys a
supercomputer from the United States (Cray or ETA for example)
they are required to sign a very stringent agreement with the
US Dept of Commerce that that supercomputer will not be made in
any way shape or form available to communist countries - which
includes via electronic methods. The US Dept of Commerce
realized that one way around the trade ban would be for a non-
aligned nation to order a Cray XMP/48 and install an M1 (2Mb)
line to Moscow. True, the computer never made it over the
border, but its computing power would be sent over the border.
So, all EARN sites (as well as many Canadian sites) that have a
super computer connected directly or indirectly to BITNET or
EARN would have to *renegotiate* their contract with the US
Dept of Commerce. Feelers are being made in that direction,
but the game is just in the early innings so it is too early to
tell if the US Dept of Commerce will relent and alter the
supercomputer licences already issued.
EARN has been working over the past year on accepting various
new countries to their network. Voting was concluded last year
for four new countries and their ratification was formally
approved:
Algeria - University of Annaba
Cyprus - University of Cyprus
Luxembourg - CEPS/INSTEAD
Yugoslavia - UNESCO International Centre
Last month two new countries have been ratified as valid for
EARN and they are:
Morocco - EMI
India - Tata Institute
Currently, EARN is discussing requests from 3 eastern countries
to join EARN, principal among them is the USSR:
Hungary
USSR - USSR Academy of Sciences
Bulgaria
There are various legal problems with this and it may be some
time before a formal decision is reached.
Just thought I'd let you all know how things are currently
rather than the usual speculation and philosophy behind this
topic.
Hank Nussbacher
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Kenneth M. King, President of EDUCOM, recently testified before the
Science, Technology and Space Subcommittee of the United States Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
Discussing the formation of a national educational and research network,
King stated that "there is a broad consensus among government, education,
and industry leaders that creation of a high-speed national research and
education computer network is a critical national priority."
The complete text of the testimony is available for the Psychology
Bulletin Board in the file SENATE TESTIMON . -- Ed.
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STEVEN PINKER AND STEVAN HARNAD ON 'RULES AND LEARNING'
Recently Steven Pinker presented a paper on aspects of cognitive psychology
to a major international convention. Steven Harnad has replied to that
paper, followed by counter-replies from Dr. Pinker. The set of six
commentaries are contained in the file HARNAD PRINCE on the Psychology
Bulletin Board, and provide a good example of how electronic mail
networking can facilitate the work of science by providing rapid
communication among scholars. The files are reprinted from another
electronic mail list. (Ed.)
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From: mdw at INF.RL.AC.UK
INTERACTING WITH COMPUTERS - CALL FOR PAPERS
The Interdisciplinary Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
INTERACTING WITH COMPUTERS will provide a new international forum for
communication about HCI issues betwen academia and industry.
It will allow information to be disseminated in a form
accessible to all HCI practitioners, not just to academic researchers.
This new journal is produced in conjunction with the BCS
Human-Computer Interaction Specialist Group. Its aim is to stimulate ideas
and provoke widespread discussion with a forward-looking perspective.
A dialogue will be built up between theorists, researchers and human
factors engineers in academia, industry and commerce thus fostering
interdisciplinary dependencies.
The journal will initially appear three times a year. The first issue
of INTERACTING WITH COMPUTERS will be published in March 1989.
Each issue will contain a large number of fully refereed papers
presented in a form and style suitable for the widest possible
audience. All long papers will carry an executive summary for those who would
not read the paper in full. Papers may be of any length but content will be
substantial. Short applications-directed papers from industrial contributors
are actively encouraged.
Every paper will be refereed not only by appropriate peers but also by experts
outside the area of specialisation. It is intended to support a continuing
commentary on published papers by referees and journal readers.
The complete call for papers is in the file JOURNAL INT-COMP
available from the Psychology Bulletin Board -- Ed.
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From: Walter Hudson AIWWH at ASUACAD
FREE STATISTICAL SOFTWARE FOR STUDENTS -- The WALMYR Publishing
Co. has released a free Student Edition of the "Statistical
Package for the Personal Computer" or SPPC Program. It is NOT
public domain software. It is copyrighted and cannot be modified
in any manner. However, you may copy the Student Edition of the
SPPC Program and give a copy to every student in your class,
school, college or university. Or, you may install the SPPC on a
local area network or LAN system and thereby make it available to
all students.
If you would like to have a copy of the Student Edition of the
SPPC program, send four formatted blank diskettes and a stamped
self-addressed return mailer to the Software Exchange, School of
Social Work, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287. Please
note: Diskettes will not be returned unless adequate postage is
enclosed.
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From: Walter Hudson AIWWH at ASUACAD
FREE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS -- Walter Hudson
has just released a FREE Student Version of the "Clinical
Assessment System" or CAS program which may be used for classroom
or field practicum training in psychiatry, clinical psychology,
social work, counseling and other human service professions. It
is an extensive system which enables future clinical
practitioners to learn computer-based clinical assessment and
progress monitoring. It is shipped with 20 clinical scales ready
for use and the CAS program is designed for interactive use with
clients. Administers and scores the scales and sends graphic
output to the screen, disk files, and printer. If you want a
copy of the CAS program, send three formatted blank floppies and
a stamped self-addressed return mailer to the Software Exchange,
School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287.
NOTE: Diskettes will NOT be returned unless adequate postage is
enclosed.
The Student Version of the CAS program may be copied for and
distributed to virtually every student in your school, department
or university. The aim of this FREE Student Edition is to
encourage students to learn how to monitor and evaluate their
clinical practice.
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FILES ARRIVING SINCE THE LAST ISSUE
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FILENAME FILETYPE | (Posting Date) FILE CONTENTS
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AIDSNEWS 57 (09.01.88) AIDS Newsletter
AIDSNEWS 58 (09.01.88) AIDS Newsletter
AIDSNEWS 59 (09.01.88) AIDS Newsletter
AIDSNEWS 60 (09.05.88) AIDS Newsletter
AIDSNEWS 61 (09.05.88) AIDS Newsletter
AIDSNEWS SIGNUP How to get the latest AIDS news automatically
BITNET SERVERS (09.01.88) - other fileservers on Bitnet
COMPUTER SOCV3N24 (09.05.88) Computer and Society Digest
CRTNET 150 (09.05.88) Communications Research and Theory Newsletter
CRTNET 151 (09.05.88) Communications Research and Theory Newsletter
CRTNET 152 (09.08.88) Communications Research and Theory Newsletter
FONETIKS 880901 (09.09.88) Phonetics Newsletter
HARNAD PRINCE (09.10.88) S.Harnad&S.Pinker discuss 'On Rules&Learning'
JOURNAL INT-COMP (09.10.88) New Journal Paper Call-'Interacting w/Computers'
MEDNEWS VOL1N33 (09.02.88) Health Info-Com Network Newsletter
MEDNEWS VOL1N34 (09.05.88) Health Info-Com Network Newsletter
MEDNEWS VOL1N35 (09.09.88) Health Info-Com Network Newsletter
NETMONTH 1988AUG (09.05.88) Bitnet MONTHLY news magazine
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