Thursday, January 16, 1986
Computer use
demand up,
officials say
By Kimberly Vavrina
Staff Reporter
Even though UNL has 50 percent
fewer computer science majors than in
1982, the department offers more
classes, graduates more students, and
is expanding its computer systems.
Roy Keller, chairman of the compu
ter science department, said UNL has
about 500 computer science majors,
compared with about 1,000 in 1982, a
peak enrollment for the department.
Yet, today, twice as many students fin
ish the program and graduate, he said.
Despite the decline in computer
science majors, UNL offers about 10
percent more classes than in 1982,
Keller said, and the department still
fails to meet student demand for
courses. This is mainly because of staff
shortage and more students enrolling
in computer classes, he said.
Today, Keller said, "people realize
they don't have to major in computer
science to learn about computers."
Keller compared students' desire to
learn about computers and majoring in
computer science with people wanting
to learn to drive and studying automo
tive mechanics.
Douglas Gale, director of the Com
puter Resource Center, said that com
puter use on campus is "steady and
aggressive," and that UNL uses all of its
systems.
Gale said that computer use at UNL
expands to use all of the available
equipment.
"We're in the position of throwing a
handful of food to a hungry mob," he
said.
In order to meet demand for compu
ters, the NU Board of Regents approved
two new systems in December.
The computers are the Harris H 1200
and the 4381. The Harris H 1200 has 5.5
million instructions per second (MIPS),
and the 4381 has 4.5 MIPS. MIPS is a
measure of a computer's power.
The Harris H 1 200 will be used by the
engineering department for simulated
designs, by the computer science
department and by a small group of
users that run large programs.
The 4381 will be used by the Insti
tute of Agriculture and Natural Re
sources on East Campus, by adminis
tration and for general academic
purposes.
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