Fl2-Lancast*r Farming, Saturday, August 16,1986 Computer Hub Buzzes With Activity (Continued from Page F 10) that there may be a user’s fee attached to the ARIS program, a minimal charge for the mainframe computer’s time. It is also possible that the DHIA will make computer systems available to farms by leasing the hardware. Aside from the business details, Wilson admits there are a few bugs that still require work. One of these bugs involve electrical storms, such as the one which occurred during a recent demonstration. Each time he would connect with the mainframe, a bolt of lightning or a clap of thunder would erase the connection. “I could solve this with a noise protector on my modem or with a more expensive modem,” he explains. “Or I could carry a fool-proof computer for demonstration purposes, but that Researcher To Study Bees In Panama NEWARK, Del. - Dr. Dewey M. Caron, professor of entomology at the University of Delaware, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to study Africanized bees in Panama. Caron will leave in August for seven months of study at the Facultad de Agronomia at the University of Panama in David. David is Panama’s westernmost province. It adjoins the Costa Rican border and is the major agricultural area of Panama. Caron will the effects of Africanized bees on beekeepers’ practices. 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