ATTACHMENT E

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PROSPECTIVE SUMEX#AIM USERS
INFORMATION FOR POTENTIAL USERS OF SUMEXmarImM RESOURCE

Preataceaj National users may gaim aceess to the facility pesoveces
SePONGA an advisory canel for a national srogram fm aptifiejal intels
ligames im medie{ma (AIM), The ATM advisory spoum consists of memberse
atelarse of tha Al and medical communities, faeility users, and the
peingipal invegtigator of SUMEX as an ex officio mamber, A repra=
Samtativa of the National Inmatituzes of Health=Biotecholagy Resourees
Branenh (NIM*BRB) serves as axecutive secretary,

Under {ts enabling five year grant the SUMEX#AIM pesaquree is allocated to
Qualified users without fea, TAIS, of coursesentai|s a eareful review of the
merits and priopities of prosased applications, At the direation ef

the acy teeny groupe expanses relatad to communications and trans=

eartation to allew snaci#ia users to visit the facility may be covered

as well,

User Gualiffeationss In gamaral terms, potential users of the SUMEX=
AIM #faeilities are Judged on the basis of?

1, The sefentific interest and merit of the proposed research,

2, The relevance of the week to the artifieial intelligence
appra@aeh of SUMEX#AIM as oppased te other camputing alternatives,

3, The prospective contributions and rale of a user im the come
MUM tYs Geen developing and sharing pew systems op applications
Programs, sharing use of special hardware, etc,

G, Tha uSer's capability and intent{ons of aperating tm a come
muntityseffective style for mutyal advantage, Beside the programming
imnavattons that some partieipants may be able to contribute, all
ate expected to furmish expert knawledge and advise about the existing
art im their fields of tnterest,

S.. Quantitative allocation of specific elaments of the SUMEXeAIM
pesource based om a gonmeept of meam and ceiling planned expeetations,

In many respects this entails a higher-level of information than is
required for routine grant applications seeking mometary funding
Support, The information furnished by users is alse indispeasibte
for the SUMEX staf? {nm carrying ot thelr planning, reporting and
operational functions,

The avestionnaire that fallewsS encompasses the main issues trat the
committee must be comeermed about, However, this should mot obstruct
elear and imaginative presentation, amd we are not much gone:pned
about form and format, The user should prepare his stateman? in

his @wm words Using previously ouplished material or othar dscuments
whereever convemiant, The questionnalPpe, regarded as a form, might
ba. most useful as a check Jist and as an index to guide readers

where to find the mast cogent replies in the other documemtation

to tha questions raised,
For users mounting canolex and esaecially menstandard systema, the
deeigton to affilf{ate with SUMEX may anmtai! a heavy investmant that
Would bea at eiak if the arrangement ware sudden|y terminated, The
advisory committee wishes ta.feilow a peaponsible and sensitive policy
along these Vines one Peagonm for cautious deliberations and even jn
thea harshast contingencies wil| maka every affore to facilitate
gpacafy) antey and daparture of qualified users, Comversely, it must
hava credible intormation about thoughtful plans for long term
Pequifaments ineluding eventual alternatives to SUMEX#AIM, SUMEX#AIM
{8S a Pesearch resource, Aot a operational vehicle for health care,
Many orogramms are expected ta be investigated, developed, and demons
strated on SUMEX*AIN. with spinetis for practices} implementation on
other systems, In some eases the size and seopa of eliniea! trials
and validation: that may be reauired later would preelude them from
being carried Out on SUMEX@AIM a8 mow constituted, Please be as
exp|}fieit as you cam in your plans for such outcomes,

Applicants should therefore submit:

1, Ore to two page qutline of the prepesa) organized as the user
Sees fit,

2, A return copy of the quastionnairer erasseindexed where releyant,
to BSUPpOPtiAg doeuments,

3, Supporting desumants,

&, List of submitted materials, eaded for cross reference in any
reasonable way,

Flease send us two capies of suomitted materials for preliminary
review, We will metity you later, as needed, tf additional copies
af Supporting materialss @eGer Reprints, will be Useful for the committee,
QUESTIONNIARE
(Plaasa Arevide alther brief reply om reference supporting documents)
A, Questions Relating to Medieal and Computer Science Goals

1, Desseibe the sesposed researeh to be carried eyt om the SUMEXe
AIM PesoyPrea,

2, How is thia esgearech presantliy supported? Plaase identify applica
tion and award statements tm waieh the contingency af SUMEX=“AIM
aYailability is indieated, What {sg the current status of any applicas
tion for grant support of ratated researeh by any federal ageney?

Tf within the past three years yeu have received notification of any
disasproval or of approval, pending fundings this should be noted,
Bugetary information should be furnished where it comecerns operating
eosts and personne! for syoport of computing, Please furnish whatever
eantextual information that would aid the advisory committee to undere
Stand how your research sians have been evaluated by other sefentific
review groups.

3, What {8 the relevance of your work to the AI approach of SUMEX=AIM
as 9Pmesfed to other computing alternatives?

5B, Questions Relating to Collaborative Community Building

1, ‘Will the programs that you will be designing im your research efforts
have Some generality with Pegatd te their possibile application to
Problems analagaus to these that vou are immediately interested in?

2, What application pragrams ape already publically available that
yOu ean USe in your work? Are these available om SUMEX#AIM op
elsewhere?

3, What ape the opportunities or difficulties with regard to making
available your ren pregrans to other callaboratops within a peasenable
interval of publigatian of your work?

4, Are you interested in disqussing with the SUMEX staff possible
ways {nm which other artificial=intel|igence research capabilities
might imtertrelate with your work?

5, If aprreved a9 a user, would you help advise ys om eollsborative
opportunities similar to yoyrs with other investigators im your
field?

C, Questions Relating to Hardware and Software Requirements
1, What computer facilities are you now using im comnection with

your Peseareh or de you have available at your imst{tution? Im what
Pespect dé these mot. meat your fesearch requirements?
2, What languages are you using or do yoy wish to yse? Will your
research require that majo system programa or janguages be added to

the system? WHI, you maintain them? If you are committed to systems
MOE AOW Maimtained.at SUMEX, pleasejcomment on the effart that would

he Pequired far conversion te and maintananas om the POP@{0 » TENEX
system, Can you dissyss the merits of the alternative plan of converting
your application programs to one of the already available standards?
Would the jatar facilitate tha Objeetives of Fart B, collaborative
community oulidings.

3,. Cam you estimate your requirements for CPY utilization and disk
spase? What time of the day will your CPU utilization oceur? Would
it be convenient or. possible for yey ta use the system during of f=peak
Pariods? Please indicate (the best you eam) how you arrive at these.
estimates and what the consequences would be of various levels of pestrics
tion op relaxation of access to different resources, SUMEX*AIM!s tangs
ible Resources can be measured in terms of3
ay 6CPU eyeles
b) conmegt time and communications
Ci User terminals Cin spacial cases these may be supported by
SUMEX=AIM)
ad) disk spaee
oJ] offfine media=printer cutputsys tapes (limited quantities
at most to be mailed)

Can yoy estimate your requirements? With respect to a) and b)
there are loading preblems during the daily eyelesean you indicate the
Palativa utility a¢ primawtime (0900"1600 PST) vs, offepeak access?

4, What are yoyr communication plans? (TYMNET, ARPANET, other?) How
will your communteation and terminal] costs be met? ARM attached memoran=
dum desar{bes network conmections to SUMEX#AIM,

S, If this ¢9 a development projects please indicate your jong=eterm
plans for implementation of your software im an appifed context,
keeping im mind the research mission of SUMEXSAIM,

Final nate?

Owe precedures are Stilt evalving and we welcome your suggeszions
about this framework for exchanging information, Needless to say,
eagh question ghould ba qualified a) "“{n so fap as relevant to your
prepesal", and b) "to the extent of available. infopmation",

Please. do not force a reply to a question that seems inappropriate,
We prefer that you label {it as such so that ff can be dealt with
property in further djalogue,

Abeve ail we are eager to work with prospective users im any way

that would help minimize bureaucratic burdens amd stil) permit a
Pespansible regard for our accountability to NIH and to the public,
Please do not hes{tate to address the substance of these reayjraments
{a the form most canvenient to you,
MEMQARANQUM
SUBJECT: Network Sonneetions to SUMEXeATM
DATE! Januaey 19, 1975

FROM? 2, Laviathal

T, TYMNET

ANtached are a. sat of imstruetions form usimg TYMNET and a
listing of the available nodes and associated telephone numbers,
The casts to vsers of using TYMNZT are the telephone charges fran
user location ta the mearest TYMNET node, This is ayailabje only
far communication to SUMEXsAIM and mot for other faellities that
may bea conmegtad to TYMNET, Im some cases there are "foreign
exchanges" set up by users, These may offer tess expensive com=
munication, Details as these posasib{}ities can best be jearnmed by
calling tha maagrest TYMNEY made, The talephone company ean give
information on comparative costs of leased lines, toll charges, etc,
The inital capital investment for the TYMNET installation as well as
the log-in and hourly charges are provided by SUMEX#AIM, These
atandard usage eharaes om TYMNET are about $3,00/connect=hour,

Attachments: (1) <DOC> TYMNET Instructions
(2) Network service node access for TYMCOM=III Users

1X, ARPANET

SUMEX@AIM is connected to the ARPANET, Our mame ts SUMEX=AIM,Our
address js deaimal 53, oetal 70, This provides canvenient access
for ARPANET Hosts and Associates and those who have accounts with
ARPANET and communicate through a TIP,
Mlehael Haataman
Oetober 1974

USING TYMNET
Using SUMEX#AIM via the TYMNET network

Whem communicating with TENEX via TYMNET, it be myst pememberd
that one is talking to TENEX via an indacendant system © TYMNET, Ags such,
a canmaction must first be astablished with TYMNET before communtcation with
TENEX {8 possible, Alsore a TENEX sasston termination (for any reason) dees
mot Necessarily jmoly the termination of the TYMNZT eonmnestion Cand billing
Simede The following paragraphs outline the TYMNET eamneet and disconnect
PrPeqeduras,

ENTERING THE TYMNET SYSTEM!

The speeifig procedure for contacting the computer depends on the
terminal apPangement, Two typ{cal communication devices are the data modem
Cacawstie coupler) and the Data Phone, ‘The procedures for using these. two
devices are deseribed here, Tymshare operates terminals {m the #ull dumiex
mode, Cheek your terminal far a Full Duplex/Half# Duplex mode switch, In
addittoms some terminals have am Upright/Imverted code. switch, This switeh
show)d be in the Upright position, If you have any questions about using
TYMNET, conmtact your Tymshape representative,

Data Modem:
1, Pyt the terminal in the Jines op compute mode,
2, Be sure that both cords from the terminal are plugged
into the modem and that the modem is plugged inte a
a standard wall outtet,

3, Using a regular telephane, dial the Tymshare computer
PUMbE Rs

4, When the answer tone sounds, place the telephone handset
{nto the modem {mn the orientation indicated o1 the
eouplery push the modem!s ORIGINATE button,
Data Phonet
1, Put the terminal {nm the lines of compute mode,
2, Depress the TALK button,
3, Otal the TYMNET number,

4, When the answer tone sounds, depress the DATA sutton
amd replace the handset,
TDENTIFYINS THE TERMINALLY

A3 socom a3 the commaction to TYMNET {8 mades the system tyens on the
tereninal and sands 4 measage, This message is sent at |) tharacters per
sseand and 13 readable only om a 10 cpa terminal, On other terminals, a
Sequence of characters wil) print, and them tre terminal will paus@,

Tyse the idantif¢ieation eharacter for your terminal, This character
tejls thea system wateh cade amd whieh transmission speed ta yse ta
eammunicate with your terminal,

Than the system will return the carriage and display,
PLEASE LOG INy
Tee table below tists the tdentifiaation characters, If you have a

Question about whieh ome anpalies to your particular terminal, contact the
SUMEX staff,

TOENTIFICATION CPS EXAMPLES COMMENTS
CHARACTER IN/OUT :
ROME DSF SER HORE RETO THERES TPES HEPES SFOS HRS KHMER SE PERSE SFA ENERO TER
0 10 Mode| 33 Teletype
OP RTOS STITCH STH ET HORSE ES HES P STE HSS SE RTOS PUP SPOS OH PTFE PSS NEM SSE RESO
8 AS Mode! 37 Teletype ASCII
PPV AP HSE STH TSS POSTE TE HR ES SFOS CSA ACSEPECFS SOP EO SNES MRM ETSR SOF EVE ESTOS Pee ee y we
Carriage 15: IBM 2741, Datel, Correspondence Code
Return Dura, Novar
Oe OR OEE ERE ERS RENEE ERNE NEE REO ETE RPE RARE EES EER EEE ES REE Ee
J 15° Mode} 37 Teletype ASCII (even parity)
OOO 88RD O ETE E ENEMAS RPE THORNE EER NERER PERE ES SETTER SEEDS TE NAEe
F 15/30 Tymshate 1030, Recommended over C where
Execuports, Gulton, telephone Jine auality
SynerData {s marginal]
EF ee FH OE Se Ee A He Pe OBE OO DO wD Se A Oy em Om Oe mm OF mm OD EH AP IS SE OD Oy Om Om OF Be WO OY UE OOO Om Oe my moe OO
A 30 CRT Terminals
Pe ED 8 FF Fe FO ED OS Oy © FOF OF & 8 Ww Fe Op Oe om OF FF FF On OF On SF OD OD DD OP OD ED OE PS aE
C 30 Tymshare 1030,
OCT 500, Guitom,
Syner=Data
PRORH MEST OH RRP OER RHETT HO SHWE CTS ;
G 30 Memorex, The particular character used
GE TermiNet 300 depends on tha Carriage
STOR TT EAE ED NERA TEPER EN EENE ERR eR HeMMemeee Raturpn speed of tha termina]
E 30 Execupores, TI725,
NCR230
COPA N CURE TEETER RENN ORR Nee EE SER ee EE Pee eeee
I 30 TI733_2 TL735

CSE SH URE REET HENNE EE PERSE PSO HEH HERE SHRM SH RIRS SNH PMA PTET HM ORE w wm
LOGGING INj

Tra log {m procedure requires tyolng a user name and Dassword, borer
of which ara registered with Tymshare, The systen checks both the user
Mame and the password bafore admitting the user to the system, Aj}
SUMEX*AIM@TENEX Users of TYMNET have tha same user mame and password)
the use nana, in this sasa, actually being "sumex" » a sost mama
idemdifying to TYMNEY the systam desired by the user, The current password
eam be obtained from the SUMEX staff,

Attar the system types PLEASE LOG INt, the user tyees a carriage
Return, The system replies with a request for the yse mame, The user
types his user name followed by a Capriage Return, Tha. syatam next ree
quests the Password, The yser types the password followed by a Carriage
Return, For security, the computer does mot print the password on the
terminal,

PLEASE LOG IN: <CRoa
USER NAME: sumex <CR>
PASSWORD! <CR>

IT? there are typing errors while loaging ing the system rep}ias with
ERROR, TYPES followed by another request for that information, To abort a
TYMNET lagim sequence, hit the ESC kay, and TYMNET will start the login
Sequemce over, In the following example, the user types am unacceptable
WSer Mamee Corrects his error, and camtinues to tog Im,

PLEASE LOG IN: «CRo

USER NAME} sumx <CR>
ERRORs TYPES USER NAME} sumex <CR>
WASSWORD? <CR> .

Once the user {8 thoreygnly familfar with ¢his leg im procedure, an
alterpmate and faster method ean be used as: follows?

PLEASE’ LOG INt sumex: (CNomeprintinga password here) <CR>

A semicojon. must be typad between the user mame and the password and
a Carriage Return should follow the password,

The error diacrosties ape tha same pegardiess of whieh jog in
procedure iS used, When the system indicates an error, the user can correct
the error and type. the rest of the jog in information im the normal way,

Tne user 18 aljiowed two minytes to log tm, This time limit is sez
for secur(ty to preyem: an illegal user from accessing the system, If the
log {m. {8 not.domplete: within the time limit, the system prints a disconnect
message and khamgs up,

Once a success Ul commaction to the TYMNET has been completed,
SUMEX*AIM=TENEX should respond with {ts logim herald, and the user should login ¢
TENEX im the mormal manner, CAlmoat, that is, To (maure that type ahead will
mot Peveal] OnmeS passwords terminate user name with CR op Altmode),

When Yogginmg out, TENEX automatically breaks the TYMNET connection;
however, it does. mot do so whan detaching, In that case, one must hang up
the telephone to! terminate the TYMNET ceomneetion, If the telephone is sung
wo for the TYMNET connection {3 otherwise broken) white using TENEX
on tha TYHNET, TENEX wil! detaer tha jobs wait 20 minutes, them kill the Job,