AppalNET

This image shows a man, identified as Ron Rankin, looking at the hardware for the AppalNET system at Appalachian State University (1967-current). AppalNET started as an 8-channel campus cable system implemented by John E. Thomas, chancellor of Appalachian State from 1979-1993. It expanded to become an online resource for information and resources from the Appalachian State community, including academic information, email, and University organizations.

Technology

Appalachian State University

General Picture Files, Box 2, Appalnet, C14.2.1.2.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

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Photographs

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Appalachian State University. AppalNET

1980-1989

Series 6 -- Colleges, Departments, Offices, and Centers

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The Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Digitization Project is supported with federal Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.