1989-1985

1989 NUS has truly gone distributed computing. Personal computers were provided for each of its 1,300 academic staff members. NUS joined the privileged league of academic institutions in the world with access to supercomputing power when it established links to one of the two supercomputers in Singapore at the Science Park.

 

1988 The widespread use of microcomputers in the University provided the impetus to introduce computer-based learning (CBL). Personal computer networks were installed in four halls of residence to boost computer usage and computer literacy.

 

1987 A satellite link to BITNET opened a new era of communication between NUS and over 600 well established universities in the world. NUS introduced a campus-wide office automation system to more than 400 university administrators and office workers.

 

1986 An IBM 3090/150 with a computing power of 10 MIPs was installed to support the campus-wide office automation and administrative information systems. NUS kicked off a computer literacy programme aimed at achieving full computer literacy on campus by the early nineties.

 

1985 With the increased demand for host computing power, the IBM 3081 GX was subsequently upgraded to a 16 MIPs IBM 3081 processor. A dialup service was introduced to enable the academic community to access the University mainframe facilities from their homes.