mjts Agenda and NAS Beta Test offer

[John R. Vollbrecht]

The following in a tentative agenda for the MJTS meeting Aug 3 in the
Kellogg Center in E. Lansing.

Note - Merit has budgeted to install about 25 NAS's in Michnet over the
next year.  We would like to start rolling these out later this fall if
all goes well.  We would like to do some Beta testing of these starting
as soon as possible.  To do a beta test will require that the local
instition provide dial lines and modems (at least two lines).  The
initial Beta test will be aimed at PPP users.  The dumb terminal
interface will not be stable until late this year.  Please let me know
if you thinn you might want to participate in the Beta test.  We will
probably be able to support 2-3 Beta sites.  I will discuss this during
the NAS deployment part of the agenda.


9:30    Coffee, Donuts, Pop, and conversation

10:00  Jeff Ogden  - state of the Network        20 nin
				   - NSF rebid status, strategy  20 min

10:40  John Vollbrecht  - NAS Deployment Plans   30 min

11:10  Al Rubins   - NAS user interface          20 min

11:30  Charles Severence - Xylogics/MSU          20 min

11:50 lunch

1:15  Mark Davis-Craig - PPP applications
							for PCs              30 min

1:45  Appletalk using MacPPP and ARNS			 20 min

2:05  Mark Driscoll/Brian Baas OSI/Michnet
							   Possibilities     30 minutes

2:35  Tony Del Santo    MTU site report         25 min

3:00  Discussion 
		  (possible topics - SCP replacement plans
		   beta tests for Livingston NAS
		   PPP for LAN access
		   other)

3:30  Close Meeting 

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