Now installed at the 2.0 space is a graphics workstation.
Hardware is: quad core Intel Core 2, 12GB of DDR2 RAM, NVIDIA PCIe video
card.
Software is: Ubuntu with many desktop environments, some demo games, and
some graphics software. Free space disk for Windows XP/Vista/7 once
someone installs it w/ license sticker.
It's intended for temporary high workloads, especially those requiring
accelerated graphics such as graphic design, CAD, video editing,
simulation, 3D modeling and game design.
Two rules:
* We only have one -- so there's a preemption rule, folks wanting to
do real work like the above can kick off gamers and folks doing things
that are just fine on another workstation like browsing the web or
operating a terminal.
(once we have other workstations up and connected for that)
* Feel free to move tower or monitor elsewhere for a few hours (such
as projector setup) but please return and re-connect after. Let's keep
this thing paired with our best DVI monitor.
You may also be interested in the personal workstation service I'm
offering where you can boot your own personal operating system with your
own software over the network, and then reboot and return it to stock after:
http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Personal_workstation_service
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Graphics workstation
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Our most powerful workstation available to members packs some serious punch:
* Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33Ghz with 4M shared L2 cache
* Gigabyte-EP45-UD3L motherboard
* 2x2G + 2x4G (12G total) of DDR2 RAM in dual channel configuration
* Large NVIDIA PCIe graphics card
* Ridiculously big black case with four case fans (not all
connected right now)
* 160GB SATA hard disk
It's intended for temporary high workloads, especially those requiring
accelerated graphics such as graphic design, CAD, video editing,
simulation, 3D modeling and game design.
Preemption rule
We only have one of these bad boys, so feel free kick someone off if you
have real work to do with it and if they're just playing games or not
really taking advantage of the graphics and/or RAM. (you don't need the
world's most overpowered web browser and terminal?)
Game development doesn't count as "playing games", such a thing is real
work.
Keep in mind that vmsrv is an even better machine to log into (from any
workstation or terminal) if you're doing something with bursty CPU load
but without a super high RAM demand or need for accelerated graphics,
e.g. compiling a few large programs from source.
Return rule
Feel free to play games and even move borrow the machine into the lounge
as well -- but remember the preemption rule and *return* it to its
normal lab/workshop area when you're done.
Ditto for the nice DVI monitor attached to it, keyboard, mouse, and
mousepad.
Software
* Windows XP / Windows 7 not currently installed, free space is
available to install these (without wiping out Ubuntu below) if someone
brings a license and installs a copy. After install please contact Mark
J <[email protected]> to have the MBR restored with GRUB for Windows and
Ubuntu boot options
* Ubuntu 12.04
o GNOME 3
o Ubuntu Unity
o KDE
o XFCE
o LXDE
o Extreme Tux Racer
o Super Tux Kart
o Kdenlive (video editor)
o GIMP (raster editor)
o Blender and all of the source files from Elephants Dream,
Big Buck Bunny, and Sintel coming soon.
o GLXGears 1000fps
Personal operating system
Is the stock, shared, Windows and Ubuntu install not to your liking? Do
you perhaps have some software personally licensed to you and not for a
shared workstation? No problem.
We have a personal workstation service where you can boot your OS and
software over our gigabit network, including Windows XP, Vista, and 7.
Contact Mark Jenkins <[email protected]>
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