I don't think that we have an answer yet as to whether Miami will
license Kermit 95.  It is certainly one option open to us.
 
MCIS has put in place a Windows 95 Migration Planning team. The team
is in the process of testing the Windows 95 operating system, the
software packages that run under it, the network impact, hardware and
software costs to the institution,  training, and related issues.
Testing of communication packages is part of this charge.
Consultation with faculty, administrative offices, ltc and divisional
labs, regional campuses, computing policy committees and the like
will be undertaken in order to formulate a planned support schedule
and migration path.
 
We need to determine, from a support perspective, how many different
communication packages are manageable.  Although the Windows offering
would provide a nicer client interface, we would still have the
option of running the DOS version in the Windows environment.
Although the site license cost of Kermit 95 is not high ($2000 the
1st year; $1000 each subsequent year), there is now a cost associated
with it.
 
Looking to the future, the network plan calls for a 200 line modem
pool for the Oxford campus and a 50 line modem pool for the Hamilton
and Middletown campuses that will enable dial-in network connections
via ppp.
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Kathie Brinkman               e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Manager, Consulting & Support
Client Services, MCIS
Miami University               voice:  513.529.5947
Oxford, Ohio  45056          fax:    513.529.1496