SUMEX

STANFORD UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL EXPERIMENTAL COMPUTER RESOURCE

RR - 00785

ANNUAL REPORT - YEAR 05

Submitted to

BIOTECHNOLOGY RESOURCES PROGRAM
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

May, 1978

DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS
STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Joshua Lederberg, Principal Investigator
Edward A. Feigenbaum, Principal Investigator
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Section Page
List of Figures ee ke kk iv
1. RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION . 2. 2... ee ee
2. RESOURCE OPERATIONS eee a 2
2.1 PROGRESS ee ee ek ke a 2
2.1.1 RESOURCE SUMMARY AND GOALS . . . . . . . hehehe
2.1.2 TECHNICAL PROGRESS . . . . kw wee
2.1.2.1 FACILITY HARDWARE . 2... wee a
2.1.2.2 SYSTEM SOFTWARE a 12
2.1.2.3 NETWORK COMMUNICATION FACILITIES . . . . . YY 16
2.1.2.4 SYSTEM RELIABILITY AND BACKUP. . 2... 22
2.1.2.5 SOFTWARE EXPORT a 22
2.1.2.6 USER SOFTWARE AND INTRA-COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION . . 32
2.1.2.7 DOCUMENTATION AND EDUCATION se eee ee 32
2.1.2.8 SOFTRARE COMPATIBILITY AND SHARING . . . . . 33
2.1.3 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT eee kk 34
2.1.3.1 ORGANIZATION eee a 34
2.1.3.2 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES ee ee ee kk 34
2.1.3.3 NEW PROJECT RECRUITING . 2. 2. whe 35
2.1.3.4 STANFORD COMMUNITY BUILDING eee we ee 37
2.1.3.5 AIM WORKSHOP SUPPORT . . . 2. 2. 0. hehe 37
2.1.3.6 RESOURCE ALLOCATION POLICIES . . . . . . Oe, 38
2.1.4 FUTURE PLANS ©... ww ek 40

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SUMMARY OF RESOURCE USAGE eee ee
2.2.1 SYSTEM LOADING . 2. 2. 1 ee hehe lee
2.2.2 SYSTEM EFFICIENCY . 2. 2. 2. 2 ee hee
2.2.3 RELATIVE SYSTEM LOADING BY COMMUNITY . . . .
2.2.4 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT AND COMMUNITY USAGE . . .
2.2.5 NETWORK USAGE eee ee

RESOURCE EQUIPMENT SUMMARY . . 2. . 2. 2. ee

PUBLICATIONS a

RESOURCE FINANCES a

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BUDGETARY MATERIALS ee eee

RESOURCE FUNDING” 2. 2. ww ke ee we

COLLABORATIVE PROJECT REPORTS . . 2. . 2. . whe

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NATIONAL AIM PROJECTS . 2. 2 1 eee ees
4.1.1 ACQUISITION OF COGNITIVE PROCEDURES . . . .
4.1.2 CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS PROJECT . . 2. . 2. .
4.1.3 HIGHER MENTAL FUNCTIONS PROJECT ee ee
4.1.4 INTERNIST PROJECT . 2. 2. 2. ee hehehe
4.1.5 MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS LABORATORY.

4.1.6 PUFF/VM PROJECT . 2. 2. wwe ee ee
4.1.7 RUTGERS COMPUTERS IN BIOMEDICINE . . . . «
4.1.8 SIMULATION OF COMPREHENSION PROCESSES - 8

STANFORD PROJECTS . 2. 1 we eee
4.2.1 AIHANDBOOK PROJECT . 2. 2. 1. 1 ew ele ee
4.2.2 DENDRAL PROJECT . 2. 2. ew ees
4.2.3 AGE PROJECT . 2. ew eee ek

4.2.4 HYDROID PROJECT . 2... ee ee

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4.3 PILOT

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MOLGEN PROJECT . . 2. 2. 0. ee
MYCIN PROJECT oe eel

PROTEIN STRUCTURE PROJECT

AIM PROJECTS . . . 2. 2. .) .

COMMUNICATION ENHANCEMENT PROJECT .

COMPUTERIZED PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY ADVISOR .

ORGAN CULTURE PROJECT . . . . . .

STANFORD PROJECTS . . . . 2).

4.4.1 GENETICS APPLICATIONS PROJECT . . .

4.4.2 QUANTUM CHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS so
Appendix I

AIHANDBOOK OUTLINE a

Appendix II

DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS AND THE CONDUCT OF SCIENCE
THE NEW LITERACY . . 2. 2... hehe

Appendix III

COMPARISON OF MAINSAIL AND PASCAL . . . .

Appendix IV

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SUMEX-AIM Computer Configuration

TYMNET Network Map .

ARPANET Geographical Network Map

ARPANET Logical Network Map...

TELENET Network Map - 8

CPU Time Consumed by Month . .

Peak Number of Jobs by Month

Peak Load Average by Month ...

System Overhead by Month. . .

Page Trap Time by Month ..

Monthly CPU Usage by Community

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