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SSCC News for February 2001

Inside this issue...
SSCC Spring Training Schedule
Printing JSTOR and ProQuest Files Faster
STAT/TRANSFER Version 6
New SSCC Publications
DAT Tapes

SSCC Spring Training Schedule

All SSCC training sessions require preregistration. If less than three people have preregistered for a course one week prior to its start date, the class may be canceled. You will be reminded about your preregistration through e-mail a day or two before the class begins. Register early before sessions fill!
Date Time Topic Room Instructor
2/8 10:00-12:00 Creating a Web Page on SSCC's Web Server 2470 Dimond
2/13 1:00-3:00 A Hands-on Intro to UNIX 2470 Bongert
2/22 10:00-11:00 Improved Methods for Remote Access to SSCC 4405 Arnold
2/28 10:30-12:00 Introduction to Stata 2470 Dimond
3/6 9:00-10:30 Obtaining Quality/Customizable Output with SAS 8 2470 McDermott
3/6 4:00-5:00 Introduction to PowerPoint 3218 Brauer
3/7 2:00-3:00 Owning a Listar Mailing List 2470 Wald
3/21 10:00-11:00 Keeping Current Using the Internet 2470 Solock
3/22,29 10:00-12:00 Making your Web Page Accessible 2470 Dimond
3/26 9:30-11:00 Introduction to Excel 3218 Brauer
3/27 10:00-11:00 Configuring UNIX Shell and File Permissions 2470 Bongert
4/4 10:30-12:00 Intermediate Stata 2470 Dimond
4/18 2:00-3:30 Advanced Features in Word 3218 Brauer
4/19 2:00-3:00 Getting the Most from the Eudora Mailer 4405 Wald


Printing JSTOR and ProQuest Files Faster

Try printing your JSTOR and ProQuest files on the printers in the I/O Room (4411A) and you'll find that they now print much faster. We added memory to these printers this week and it has made a dramatic improvement in processing speed. Soon we will be replacing the three printers in the 7413 Terminal Room with ones similar to the I/O Room printers providing an alternative location for printing JSTOR and ProQuest files.


STAT/TRANSFER Version 6

STAT/TRANSFER 6 is now available on WinCenter and supports SAS version 8 and STATA version 7 data sets. Unfortunately, the producers of STAT/TRANSFER are no longer offering the building-wide site license SSCC had with previous versions. If you want a copy for your PC, you can purchase it through the STATA Grad Plan for $49.


New SSCC Publications

The following three publications are now available from SSCC's web page:

Limiting Access to a Web Page
Accessing UNIX Files using Windows
Working with Data Sets in ASCII Text Format

Also, note that Using STATA on UNIX has been updated to include version 7 information.


DAT Tapes

We will soon be replacing the PCs in the I/O Room (4411A) and the 2470 Terminal Room with new PCs which will not have DAT drives. (They will have CD ROM rewritable drives.) If you have any data stored on a DAT tape, you should use the PC in 2470 to copy the data to a CD. We will make sure to keep the old PCs around for several months just in case.


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