The computer room of the Institute has housed an HITAC M-640/35 system, which is linked tothe UNIX sub-system since March 1993. This computer system consists of a 64 MB memory, two diskunits of a total 25 GB, four optical disk units and three magnetic tape-decks. TSS terminals can beused for inputting and three LASER-BEAM printers for outputting. Software has been developedwhich adapts these printers for printing the scripts of Asian and African languages in various fontshapes and sizes. We have also installed a word-usage retrieval system, which is designed to processAsian and African languages in their original scripts without having to convert them into Latinalphabet or numerical forms. This system not only accepts the data in its original scripts, but can alsoprint out word-usages from chosen corpora in their original scripts as well. This system is suitable forlinguistic research and also has application in such fields as history and anthropology. Five graphicdisplay terminals are also available, and future plans include the automatization of teaching Asian andAfrican languages, in the form of a CAI(Computer Assisted Instruction) system.In 1993, this system was integrated into a LAN (Local Area Network) which covers the entireInstitute. Institute members can tap into any system from their own personal computers, which areconnected to the main-frame and sub-system. In 1994, this LAN was connected to TRAIN.COMPUTINGFACILITIES20Man wearing a Saree?!The saree (alternativery spelt as sari) is a typicalgarment worn mostly by Hindu women of India andseveral other South-Asian countries. It is a single longpiece of cloth (ranging from a humble cotton saree tomost elaborately decorated silk saree) worn in anintricate manner. In this picture taken in a saree shopin Andhra Pradesh, South India, a man is displaying asilk saree (of South Indian style). As most of theworkers in saree shops are men, some of them developa style of wrapping a saree to show all its beauty to aprospective customer. Several other beautiful foldedsarees are seen in the shelves behind the sales men.(Photo by P. Bhaskararao: August 1996)
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