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General
News
Progress of the HKU Campus Network Upgrade
The Newsletter Web Page - a collection of HKU newsletters
More 56Kbps Modem Lines for
the Dial-up Service
Year 2000 Compliance - Don't Wait
Any More!
Internet
Service News
Network link to Sports Centre
upgraded
UNIX /
Host Computer News
SUN Solaris upgraded from 2.4 to 2.6
EMACS text editor upgraded to
20.2 on hkusua and hkusub
Improved E-mail service on HKUCC
New policy for background jobs in the interactive
nodes of SP2
PC News
Reduction in Maintenance
Charge for Microcomputer Equipment
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Hotlines, Dialup
| General Enquiries | 2859 2495 |
| Fax | 2559 7904 |
| Computer Operations (Hardware and Operational problems) | 2859 2496 |
| Help Desk (Software and general problems) | 2859 2480 |
| Hardware Maintenance | 2859 2774 |
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Dial-up Services |
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| 60-minute lines(HKUPPP and HKUDIAL) | 30-minute lines | ||
| 24-hour service lines | 2548 0590 | 24-hour service lines (HKUDIAL) | 2859 2595 |
| 24-hour service lines- staff only | 2803 0202 | Night service lines (6p.m.-8a.m. next day) | 2859 7992 |
| x2 56Kbps modem lines | 2975 7000 | Night service lines (6p.m.-8a.m. next day) | 2857 8650 |
| x2 56Kbps modem lines - staff only | 2859 5100 | ||
| HKUPPP for HKU graduates | 2549 4762 | ||
Computer Centre Opening Hours
Normal Schedule : September 15, 1997 to June 14, 1998
Monday (8:00 a.m.) - Saturday (9:00 p.m.)
Sunday (12:00 noon-7:00 p.m.)
Summer Schedule : June 15, 1998 to Sept. 13, 1998
Microcomputer / Workstation Rooms (summer schedule)
Run Run Shaw Building (Room 101, 103, 104) :
Run Run Shaw Building (Room 210),
Knowles Building (Room 218) and
K.K. Leung Building (Room LG-108)
Run Run Shaw Building (Room 201) and
Old Library Building (Room 135, 136)
Old Library Building (Room 134)
(All microcomputer/workstation rooms are closed on Sunday & holidays)
Holidays Schedule from June to September 1998
(All microcomputer/workstation rooms are closed
on holidays)
| Holidays | From | To |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | July 1, 1998 (Wednesday) 8:00 a.m. |
July 2, 1998 (Thursday) 8:00 a.m. |
| Sino - Japanese War Victory Day |
Aug 15, 1998 (Saturday) 3:30 p.m. |
Aug 18, 1998 (Tuesday) 8:00 a.m. |
(All central computers in the Computer Centre will be running unattended during the holidays.)