To return to previous page - Click button above or Click [x] or File/Close

Information at this web site is provided by the George Washington Alumni Association (GWAA) for alumni of George Washington High School, Alexandria, Virginia. While we take great care to keep the information as accurate as possible, nonetheless, inadvertent errors can occur. Reported dates and meeting places are subject to change. To ensure the most current and accurate information GWAA endeavors to update the web site on a regular basis.

References to any date, event, establishment, service or product are on an "as is" basis, without warranty, either expressed or implied, about its accuracy, completeness, or appropriateness for a particular purpose. The mention of any product or organization on this web site does not constitute or imply a recommendation or endorsement by GWAA, unless it is explicitly stated.

The user of this site assumes full responsibility for using the information at this site and understands and agrees that GWAA is neither responsible nor liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential claim, loss, or damage resulting from any use of the information on these web pages.

If certain links on this site lead to resources located on servers maintained by third parties over whom we have no control, we make no representation as to the accuracy, appropriateness or any other aspect of the information contained on such servers. By viewing or using the information contained on any of these pages, you accept full responsibility for the use of its contents.

TOP

About The Origin  by Richard G. Harman

In the fall of 1997, we finally got the go ahead to set up a computer as a web page server for George Washington High School Alumni. The computer was provided without cost and was upgraded in the Spring of 2001. The details of the way this happened are a little complex. Ted Arthur donated a mother board, CPU and RAM. My son and I, in connection with a Boy Scout Explorer Post in Alexandria, and a couple other donations, came up with the case, power supply, floppy drive, hard disk, video driver board, disk controller board, etc.

Richard Jr. (then age 17) made a working computer from these parts. Then he installed the operating system software and the first set of web pages. The computer uses, on occasions when one is needed, a old junker of a monitor that the Alexandria City Public School System has laying around (until it finally dies) and a likewise old keyboard. The computer runs quite well, with no keyboard and no monitor. The computer reboots itself after power failures. The only time the monitor and keyboard are needed are when Richard Jr. or I have to go do something to the system. History has shown that we need to visit the server in person about every three years. Everything else is done through the internet. The Alexandria City Public School Management Information Systems provides the connection to an Internet Gateway. This really amounts to about a eight foot cable with modular plugs on both ends. The Spring 2001 upgrade involved both processor and hard disk capacity.

There is a link on the George Washington Middle School web page to our server. An agreement was made with the ACPS people that other city High School Alumni would be able to have pages on this server at a later date if desired. Hammond has built pages and anticipates improvements in the future. You are welcome to follow the links to their pages.

We hope that you enjoy your visit to our site, that you will tell others about it, and that you will share your suggestions for improvement with us. Thank you for visiting.

TOP

About Class Corner - Reunions, news and links to Class Pages

Items may be submitted to the GWAA newsletter editor for inclusion in the GWAA newsletter as space permits. Those items will be posted on the web page when accompanied by a statement granting authorization to post any private information, such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc., from each person whose private information is contained in the item. The information for the newsletter and the information for the web page need not be the identical. For example, an authorization could be given to publish a telephone number in the newsletter, but not on the web page. Announcements of Reunions will appear in the Reunion Section. Other News items and links to web pages of GW Classes on other web servers will appear in the News Section.

TOP