(Formerly called Academic Computing Services)
Software Services (ACS) administers student microcomputer
lab facilities and microcomputer classrooms, and provides software
support. Assistance, based on the following descriptions of services
is available by contacting Software Services.

The Microcomputer Operations group is responsible for the
day-to-day operations of the Portland and Gorham student-access
microcomputer labs and the computer classrooms.  The Microcomputer 
Operations group sponsors training seminars for some commonly used
software packages.

The Software Support group provides microcomputer software for USM
students, faculty, and staff.  The group's primary responsibility
is the configuration and maintenance of software installed in student
microcomputer labs.  Assistance to faculty and staff
using lab-supported software and network-oriented software on
personal computers is available.  The Software Support group
offers guidance and consulting assistance to faculty in the
evaluation and development of educational software.

The University provides IBM, IBM compatible, and Macintosh
microcomputers for general student access at lab facilities located
on each of the main campuses.  There are approximately 200 stations
available in the Portland labs/computer classrooms and 80 stations
in the Gorham labs/computer classrooms.  These facilites offer a 
friendly menu system for accessing numerous software applications, 
including word processing, databases, spreadsheets, mathmatical
modeling, statistical analyses, on-line help, and various course-
specific items.  More information on the software or hardware
available in the Portland and Gorham labs/classrooms may be obtained 
by contacting the Operations Manager at Software Services.

All lab microcomputers are networked providing access to the USM
Local Area Network, Lab microcomputers support terminal emulation 
(via Telnet software), enabling access to IBM mainframes located on 
the Portland and Orono campuses, and through these mainframes, access 
to the Internet.  Access to the Internet is also avaiable using 
Macintosh and Windows-based programs.  Laser printing is also available
to all lab computers.

All computer classrooms support LCD screen projection, and some
offer an interactive video network that allows the instructor to
view individual student screens from a centralized station, or
broadcast the centralized station's screen to one or more student
stations.  All classroom microcomputers have network access to the
IBM mainframe and the internet.  There is a shared printer in each 
classroom.


      (Source:  Software Services)