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 Increasingly, computers were seen not as scientific tools or an alternative to typewriters but as a means of obtaining information using the Internet. There was an increasing interest in ways that the network could be used in teaching. For example, in 1993, the Writing Center announced a course called "Writing On-Line." Only the first and last class were to be conducted in person. The rest of the time the students would receive their assignments, submit their work, and receive feedback from instructors and peers over the network. Increasingly, computers were seen not as scientific tools or an alternative to typewriters but as a means of obtaining information using the Internet. There was an increasing interest in ways that the network could be used in teaching. For example, in 1993, the Writing Center announced a course called "Writing On-Line." Only the first and last class were to be conducted in person. The rest of the time the students would receive their assignments, submit their work, and receive feedback from instructors and peers over the network.
  
-By 1993, one of the goals of the Strategic Plan was that all or most students should have a computer which could connect to the campus network. Many students bought computers through the Apple computer store in the computing center. The store ran large advertisements in the //Tripod// during the 1990s.+By 1993, one of the goals of the Strategic Plan was that all or most students should have a computer which could connect to the campus network. Many students bought computers through the Apple computer store in the Computing Center. The store ran large advertisements in the //Tripod// during the 1990s.
  
-By 1996, plans were underway to renovate the library building and add a new wing to which the computing center and computer labs would be moved. +By 1996, plans were underway to renovate the library building and add a new wing to which the Computing Center and computer labs would be moved. 
  
  
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-In 2002, the Computing Center moved to the new wing of the library and the departments were combined. However, one server room was kept in the basement where networking and telephone equipment remains to this day. The computer labs on the first floor were turned over to the Computer Science department which remained in MCEC.+In 2002, the Computing Center moved to the new wing of the [[library|library]] and the departments were combined. However, one server room was kept in the basement where networking and telephone equipment remains to this day. The computer labs on the first floor were turned over to the Computer Science department which remained in MCEC.
  
    
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-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/259/|Trinity Tripod]], 3/19/96, p. 5.+[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/255/|Trinity Tripod]], 3/19/96, p. 5.
  
 [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/191/|'Writing On-Line', New Computerized Class, Trinity Tripod]], 4/27/93, p. 8. [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/191/|'Writing On-Line', New Computerized Class, Trinity Tripod]], 4/27/93, p. 8.
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