






                                       WVNET


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
            WVNET
            837 Chestnut Ridge Road
            Morgantown, WV 26505

            _E-_m_a_i_l: SITEREP@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU

            _P_h_o_n_e: 304-293-5192


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            WVNET, the West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomput-
            ing,  supplies  computing services to West Virginia's higher
            education institutions.  The central site in Morgantown pro-
            vides  telecomputing  for  users  at more than twenty remote
            sites.

            The WVNET communications system is an intrastate network  of
            Ethernet   LANs,  which  support  DECnet,  LAT,  and  TCP/IP
            traffic.  Digital T1 and analog telephone  circuits  connect
            the central and campus computing facilities.

            Operating systems at WVNET include the MVS/XA  (running  OBS
            WYLBUR,  ADABAS  and  CICS),  VM/XA, and VAX/VMS.  The _W_V_N_E_T
            _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _G_u_i_d_e, which describes academic and  administrative
            software on these systems, is available for $5.90 (including
            postage).

            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s

            WVNET  users  are  connected  to  the  NSFNET  backbone  via
            SURAnet.  Connectivity is also provided via CREN (BITNET).

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k:

            Organizations that are located in West Virginia and involved
            in  education,  research, or the economic development of the
            state can use  WVNET.   Nonprofit  institutions  may  become
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            The information in this section is provided  in  accor-
            dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
            of this guide.




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            associates.  Examples of unacceptable usage include  commer-
            cial order-entry and advertising commercial products.

            _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n:

            Interim Director:  Henry Blosser, U1473@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU
            New Accounts:  John Fahey, U1440@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU












































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