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A-65 Classroom Features
Last revision October 3, 2008
- Computers
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Twenty Apple iMac computers were purchased in August 2008. They have the following specifications:
2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo processor
4 GB RAM
[Note: Windows XP will use only 3 GB; Mac OS X will use all 4 GB]
20 inch (diagonal) monitor, 1680x1050 pixels
ATI Radeon 2400XT graphics processor with 128 MB video memory
250 GB Serial ATA hard drive
CD and DVD reader/burner
USB v2 and Firewire ports in back (right side)
Built-in webcam (use iChat
under Mac OS X)
The PCs boot either Windows XP Pro (default) or Mac OS X 10.5
(optional). Hold down the "Option" key while restarting to
select the desired operating system.
Power button is on back left side.
See the
Supported Software list
for the applications currently installed under each operating system.
- Login
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These PCs are part of the Stanford Windows domain and kerberos
authentication infrastructure. You must use
your SUNet ID and password to login to either operating system.
See the
lab FAQ
for login procedure details and problems.
Users have limited rights under either operating system.
They cannot install software or modify the "C:" drive (Windows)
or "System" and "Applications" folders (Mac OS X) in any way.
Remember to logout when you are done.
- Data Storage
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These PCs automatically access the special "a65" network file share on the
School's high performance file server,
sesfs.stanford.edu, where
a separate folder is created for each user with a 10 GB quota.
Documents saved to
the "My Documents" folder (Windows),
"Documents" folder (Mac OS X),
and "Desktop" (both operating systems)
are stored on the server and can be accessed from any computer in the lab.
The "a65classdata" file share on sesfs.stanford.edu is also
mounted automatically in read-only mode, with a shortcut on the Desktop.
Instructors may obtain access to put files there for distribution
to their students by contacting
the A-65 lab managers.
Each PC also has a 50 GB "scratch" disk partition.
Any user may save files there for the duration of the academic quarter,
but their integrity is not guaranteed.
All user files saved on the server or on the scratch disk will be
erased after the quarter ends.
See the
lab FAQ
for more information on user file storage.
- Data Transfer
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Users can mount other network file servers to save or transfer files,
including "home shares" on
sesfs.stanford.edu
(Earth Sciences students only) or the
AFS file servers
(all students).
An "sftp" client program (see the
Supported Software list)
is also provided to transfer files to other computers on the network.
Finally, users can save files to USB flash memory devices or burn
CDs or DVDs.
- Printers
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High speed monochrome and color HP laserjet printers with duplexers
are provided to print course projects only.
The printer queues are pre-defined on the PCs:
"a65-laserjet" and "a65-color".
Connections to these printers are restricted to the PCs in the lab only.
- Wireless Network Access
- Students bringing in their own computers with wireless capabilities can access the Stanford wireless network. Their computers must be already
registered for wireless access.
They will
not
be able to access the lab printers from their own computers.
- Computer video projection
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The Instructor's PC is labeled "a65pc7".
It is connected to a ceiling
mounted LCD projector so you can project the instructor's monitor
image onto the screen that pulls down in front of the whiteboard.
There is also an input to the projector for a laptop computer. See
the notes on the video input selector switch just to the left of a65pc7.
- Public Address System
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There is a wireless microphone that feeds ceiling mounted speakers.
It is kept in a locked cabinet inside the classroom.
The key is available from
the A-65 lab managers.
- Whiteboard
- The room is equipped with a whiteboard.
Request new markers, erasers, etc. from
the A-65 lab managers.
- Access
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Students taking an Earth Sciences course in the lab may use the computers
for course assignment work at any time that the lab is not
reserved for a course.
Instructors may give the door combination code to their
students.
In addition, Earth Sciences students not currently taking a course in
the lab may also use it for their individual work when the lab is not
reserved for a course - request the door code from
the A-65 lab managers.
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