nazgul@apollo.UUCP (Kee Hinckley) (10/12/83)
My undergrad college considered computer time a resource just like the
library or the gym. Thus the computer center got its funds from everyones
tuition and *no-one* got charged for computer time or storage. Additionally
anyone who asked got a free floppy for use with the micros. The net result
is that I succeeded in getting quite a good computer education without ever
having to take a computer course (which weren't available at the time anyway).
Personally I think thats the way that a computer system should be run in
a learning environment.
Before anyone flames about overusage, etc.. There were strict rules laid down
as to usage priority. Namely: homework, hacking, games. Any one of those good
boot anyone doing something with a lower priority. There were also storage limits,
but you could get around those if you showed reason, or you could always ask for
the use of a tape. Quite simple, and it worked.
-kee