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==Simpi== | ==Simpi== | ||
| − | Simpi is the Linux-Athena workstation in [[kitchen lounge]]. It does everything a cluster machine can (and accepts remote logins from people on the list - ask [[User:Meeg| | + | Simpi is the Linux-Athena workstation in [[kitchen lounge]]. It does everything a cluster machine can (and accepts remote logins from people on the list - ask [[User:Meeg|Meeg]]), but much more slowly. Don't run Matlab projects, compile kernels, or fold proteins on Simpi - any vaguely memory-intensive application will send it into swap, and it might never come back. Simpi has so far resisted all attempts to have it replaced with a superior computer. |
| − | Don't unplug the Ethernet. Only bad boys unplug the Ethernet. | + | Don't unplug the Ethernet. Only bad boys unplug the Ethernet. Along similar lines, don't unplug the power - the power cable is loose and easily unplugs from the power supply. |
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| + | *Hardware: [[User:Mikemp|Mikemp]], [[User:Abelay|Abelay]] | ||
| + | *Root: [[User:Meeg|Meeg]] | ||
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| + | What it has: | ||
| + | *Ease of access | ||
| + | *Network | ||
| + | *People logged in remotely who will be unhappy when you unplug it | ||
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| + | What it doesn't have: | ||
| + | *Cycles | ||
| + | *Memory | ||
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| + | ==Spartan== | ||
| + | Simpi's neglected sibling. Remote logins only. Hardware is roughly on par with Simpi. Ethernet gets unplugged. | ||
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| + | What it has: | ||
| + | * | ||
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| + | What it doesn't have: | ||
| + | *Local users eating memory | ||
| + | *Advantages over [linerva.mit.edu linerva] or Athena dialups | ||
| + | *Uptime | ||
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| + | ==Wood-covered box== | ||
| + | Possible replacement for Simpi. [[User:Awilcox|Awilcox]] is responsible. | ||
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| + | What it has: | ||
| + | *Woodgrain | ||
| + | *3 CD-ROM drives | ||
| + | *3 hard drives | ||
| + | |||
| + | What it doesn't have: | ||
| + | *Functionality | ||
| + | *Ventilation (thanks, woodgrain!) | ||
Revision as of 21:32, 31 December 2007
Floorpi has several computers for hall use. They're not great - as you know, you go to war with the machines you have. They're not the machines you might want or wish to have at a later time.
Simpi
Simpi is the Linux-Athena workstation in kitchen lounge. It does everything a cluster machine can (and accepts remote logins from people on the list - ask Meeg), but much more slowly. Don't run Matlab projects, compile kernels, or fold proteins on Simpi - any vaguely memory-intensive application will send it into swap, and it might never come back. Simpi has so far resisted all attempts to have it replaced with a superior computer.
Don't unplug the Ethernet. Only bad boys unplug the Ethernet. Along similar lines, don't unplug the power - the power cable is loose and easily unplugs from the power supply.
What it has:
- Ease of access
- Network
- People logged in remotely who will be unhappy when you unplug it
What it doesn't have:
- Cycles
- Memory
Spartan
Simpi's neglected sibling. Remote logins only. Hardware is roughly on par with Simpi. Ethernet gets unplugged.
What it has:
What it doesn't have:
- Local users eating memory
- Advantages over [linerva.mit.edu linerva] or Athena dialups
- Uptime
Wood-covered box
Possible replacement for Simpi. Awilcox is responsible.
What it has:
- Woodgrain
- 3 CD-ROM drives
- 3 hard drives
What it doesn't have:
- Functionality
- Ventilation (thanks, woodgrain!)
