bjf@utcs.UUCP (Bruce Freeman) (01/15/85)
Well I never thought it would come to this but copies of the U of T Network
map I have done have spread all over the place. Since the number of people is
far greater than I can contact personally I thought I would tell the world that
a new copy is out. The latest copy is dated Jan 7/85. I don't have the resources
to duplicate maps for the entire university so I don't want to hear about
requests for copies unless they are from within UTCS. I have given copies to
csri/dcs so people in Sandford Fleming should be able to find someone who has
a copy. Only those who are truly desperate should contact me and I may be able
to point you at someone who I know has a copy. If there is no other alternative
only then will I personally hand out copies. This note is not an invitation to
get a copy from me but rather an incentive to look for copies within your own
organization.
have fun
Bruce Freeman
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Bruce Freeman University of Toronto {decvax|ihnp4|utzoo}!utcs!bjfbjf@utcs.UUCP (Bruce Freeman) (02/18/85)
A new network map is out and floating around the University. The latest map is
dated Feb 14 and shows some new hubnet connections as well as the addition of
utflis to the tcp/ip network. UTCS staff may obtain copies from me, CSRI/DCS/
Engineering people may obtain copies from Ron Wessels, and people at other sites
should only contact me for a copy if there is absolutely noone else they can get
it from. While I have your attention I thought I would mention the criteria I
use to judge when a new map should come out so you have a rough idea when a
new one is likely to come out. I only have time to do this about once a month
so don't expect a new copy if utai (for example) suddenly goes on hubnet but you
can expect a new copy if one of the cdf machines were to go on hubnet. Hopefully
this will give you some idea of the magnitude of change required for a new map.
On another point some people have mentioned that I have not shown some smaller
computers (notably home-grown 16032 machines). For space reasons I can not put
every computer on the map. If there were a 100 micros out there I would not have
the room and most people would not care about individual micros but that they
were on the network. For this reason I might just have one box saying "100 PC's"
or something. It is possible I may do this with the 16032 machines. Comments
are welcome. I appreciate the responses I get back from people who have the map
and am always willing to consider suggestions for improvement. At the moment I
am using arbitrary size limits as to who is and is not on the map. At the moment
this is when a machine is multi-user and used by more than one person. Under
this qualification uturing barely qualifies. This qualification may change and
who knows I may find a photocopier that reduces even more than the one I use
now ...
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Bruce Freeman University of Toronto {decvax|ihnp4|utzoo}!utcs!bjf