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Machine List

2009-06-20T21:03:41Z

Jdonland: added blurbs for cutter and lisp machine

= Servers =

== ''sodium-benzoate'' ==

Sodium-benzoate is our mirror server, funded by MEF.

===== Specs =====

* Intel Xeon Quad Core E5405
* 16GB RAM
* 4TB RAID-5 array (8 * 750GB)

==== Services ====

* [[Mirror]]
* [[BNBT]] BitTorrent tracker

== ''ginseng'' ==

Ginseng is our file server, running Solaris Express Community Edition b91.

===== Specs =====

* Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180
* 2GB RAM
* [http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/misc/manuals/s3000ah_tps_1_1.pdf Intel S3000AHV Motherboard]

==== Services ====

* [[User-data|/users]] via ZFS and NFSv4

== ''artificial-flavours'' ==

Artificial-flavours is our backup server. It used to be an office terminal.

===== Specs =====

* Intel Celeron 3.2GHz
* 2GB RAM
* [http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/misc/manuals/Biostar_P4M80-M4.pdf Biostar P4M80-M4] Motherbard

==== Services ====

* [[Cacti]]
* Backup authentication and directory services

== ''caffeine'' ==

Caffeine is the Computer Science Club's primary server. It servers mail, websites, authentication and a large amount of other services. It is located in MC 3015.

==== Specs ====

* AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
* 4GB RAM
* [http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/misc/manuals/ASUS_A8V-E_SE.pdf ASUS A8V-E SE] Motherboard
* QLogic fibre-channel card (connected to an array of NetApp disk shelfs) [planned]

==== Services ====

* Directory services with [[OpenLDAP]]
* Authentication with [[Kerberos]]
* Club and member web sites with [[Apache]]
* CSClub packages repository
* [[Puppet]]master

== ''citric-acid'' ==

Citric-acid is a large blue DEC AlphaServer. It is located in MC 3015.

==== Specs ====

* [http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/misc/manuals/alpha/ AlphaServer 4100] (4 600MHz EV56 CPUs)
* 6GB RAM

==== Services ====
* [[Talks]] mirror
* [[Mirror#Ubuntu-releases|Ubuntu ISO mirror]]

== ''corn-syrup'' ==

==== Specs ====

* eth0 ("Gb0") mac addr 00:24:e8:52:41:27
* eth1 ("Gb1") mac addr 00:24:e8:52:41:29
* IPMI mac addr 00:24:e8:52:41:2b

==== Notes ====

* Use eth0/Gb0 for the mathstudentorgsnet connection

== ''taurine'' ==

Taurine is the CSC's newest system as of Spring 2007. It runs multiple virtualized systems. It is located in DC 3558.

==== Specs ====

* 2 AMD Opteron 2218 CPUs
* 8GB RAM

==== Services ====
* [[Talks]] mirror
* Virtual machines
* Runs ssh on ports 21,22,80,442,443,8080 for user's convenience.

== ''potassium-citrate'' ==

Potassium-citrate is a dual-processor Alpha machine. It is on extended loan from one of our members. Needs 'rootdelay=15' kernel argument to boot.

==== Specs ====
* Alphaserver CS20 (2 833MHz EV68al CPUs)
* 512MB RAM

== ''ascorbic-acid'' ==

Ascorbic-acid is Sun Netra T1. Needs 'rootdelay=15' kernel argument to boot.

==== Specs ====
* Sun Netra T1
* 256MB RAM

==== Services ====
* Stratum 1 NTP server (planned)

= Office Terminals =

== ''acesulfame-potassium'' ==

Acesulfame-potassium is the newest office terminal

===== Specs =====
* Intel Pentium 4 2.67GHz
* 1GB RAM
* [http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/misc/manuals/ABIT_VT7.pdf ABIT VT7] Motherboard
* ATI Radeon 7000

===== Speakers =====

Acesulfame-potassium has 6 channel sound, so the speakers are hooked up to it. The colors do not all match, though. Green is correct, but orange and black need to be swapped.

== ''glucose-fructose'' ==

Glucose-fructose is an office terminal.

===== Specs =====

* AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
* 2GB RAM
* [http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/misc/manuals/ASUS_M2V-MX.pdf ASUS M2V-MX] Motherboard
* ATI Radeon X300SE

===== Services =====
* Office webcam

== ''natural-flavours'' ==

Natural-flavours' is an office terminal; it used to be our mirror.

==== Specs ====

* Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
* 2GB RAM
* [http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/misc/manuals/ASUS_P5L-MX.pdf ASUS P5L-MX] Motherboard

===== Services =====
* Office webcam

== ''romana'' ==

Romana is a BeBox that has been in the CSC's possession since long before BeOS became defunct.

===== Specs =====

* 2 PowerPC based procccessors
* Stylish Blinken processor-load lights

== ''sodium-citrate'' ==

Sodium-citrate is an SGI O2 machine.

In order to net boot you need to set /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_no_pmtu_disc to 1. When the O2 boots, hit F5 at the boot menu and type bootp():.

== ''dextroamphetamine-saccharate'' ==

A laptop office terminal, that was purchased in Winter 2008 for $20 at the UW Surplus sale.

===== Specs =====

Power cable is broken, otherwise working.

== ''guarana'' ==

A Mac Mini donated by a member. We plan to use it with our new digital cutter.

= Other =

== ''digital cutter'' ==

See [[Digital Cutter|here]].

== ''Lisp machine'' ==

A recently acquired Symbolics XL1200 Lisp machine.

===== Specs =====

Currently inoperable due to (at least) a missing console cable.

Digital Cutter

2009-03-21T20:28:26Z

Jdonland: /* Linux use */ spelling

In F08 MEF Generously gave us a Digital Cutter device along with Adobe Illustrator so we could do all sorts of cool machine aided design/machine rendered vector graphics/random whargarbl. Craig Kaplan has one too and will give a talk or tutorial if asked very nicely. The gist of the device, if you have no clue as to what it is, is a plotter with a knife (though you can also put a pen in it and plot things...).

= Hardware =

The cutter came with a few physical things that we'd like to keep around. These things
are kept on the shelves above guarana.

* Cutter device
** looks like a small printer, is the actual thing, kept on the shelf above guarana
* Cutting surface
** paper sized piece of plastic with adhesive on it
* Cutting heads and pen tip
** small parts in a little baggie taped to the cutter
* USB B-USB A cable
* Power Supply
* Manual - This is important, it has a table of information about various cutting media that I don't want to retype.
* Full page sticker sheets

= Use =

If you have a vector graphic you'd like to cut out follow these steps for great success:

== Physical Preparation ==

# Get the device down from the shelf and plug it in, hook it up to guarana if we have a usb hub, or wait until you're ready to
cut to unplug the mouse or keyboard and hook it up.
# Get the cutting mat down and remove the protective cover stuck to it (a sheet or two of paper), if the manual indicates you should
use the mat.
# There should be a sticker sheet on the mat with the sticker adhesive up. If there isn't or if its old and damaged replace it. Take the backing off then cut two thin strips of paper and put them on the sides as tracks for the guide wheels so what you're cutting doesn't get stuck.
# Select the proper cutting tip according to the chart in the manual and attach it to the knife, take care not to cut yourself.
# Replace the knife in the orientation specified by the instructions inside the cutter.
# Feed in the cutting media using the feed knob on the left of the cutter

== Linux use ==

Generate a post script in some way. Don't worry about color and fill commands these are ignored. A path is stroked by the knife cutting that path, so take care as to where your paths go, use a program like Inkscape to check this. Or if you have an svg convert it to postscript with Inkscape. Once you have your target postscript print it with the following command

graphtecprint < foo.ps

We might configure cups to print by piping the postscript to graphtecprint or some other shenanigans. Anyway when it runs it will give you a graphical prompt with preview. Pick your paper size and cutting media appropriately, making any manual configuration changes you feel necessary to cutting speed and pressure. Hit print and watch the cutter cut.

== OS X use ==

Since guarana has OS X you can use the cutter from there as well. Load the vector graphic in Adobe Illustrator then use the cutting plugin (called Craft ROBO). Follow the steps in the dialouge box which will look remarkably similar to the graphtecprint command's one and cut.

== Cleanup ==

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We have a Sony DCRHC20 came done put the cutter away as you found it. Be sure to leave a sheet of paper or two stuck to the adhesive mat to protect it and extend its lifetime, throw out your cutting scraps etc.

= Finding stuff to cut =

This will link to Kaplan's talk after he gives it.

File:No pants harper.png

2009-02-20T06:14:44Z

Jdonland: CSC members pose with prime minister Harper on a No Pants Friday.

CSC members pose with prime minister Harper on a No Pants Friday.

Books Wishlist

2009-02-04T02:17:11Z

Jdonland: /* Miscellaneous */

This page consists of books we'd like to get to stock the [[library]]. It is divided into 3 sections. The first is books going on this term's MEF proposal, this should be done by whoever is writing the proposal. The second is a list of actual books with ISBN. The third is vague ideas of what kind of books we need. The goal is for this page to be emptied by way of moving things from section three up to section one and then off.

= MEF Proposal =
MEF Proposal books should include a quote and a sentence or two of justification.

= Actual Books =
Actual books should have a precise title and ISBN for edition desired.

== Foundations/Field Surveys ==
* Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming
** Volume 1, Fascicle 1: MMIX -- A RISC Computer for the New Millennium
*** ISBN-13: 978-0201853926
** Volume 4, Fascicle 0: Introduction to Combinatorial Algorithms and Boolean Functions
*** ISBN-13: 978-0321534965
** Volume 4, Fascicle 1: Bitwise Tricks & Techniques; Binary Decision Diagrams
*** ISBN-13: 978-0321580504
** Volume 4, Fascicle 2: Generating All Tuples and Permutations
*** ISBN-13: 978-0201853933
** Volume 4, Fascicle 3: Generating All Combinations and Partitions
*** ISBN-13: 978-0201853940
** Volume 4, Fascicle 4: Generating All Trees--History of Combinatorial Generation
*** ISBN-13: 978-0321335708
* Wirth, Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs
** ISBN-13: 978-0130224187
* Dijkstra, A Discipline of Programming
** ISBN-13: 978-0132158718
* Abelson, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
** ISBN-13: 978-0070004849

== Programming Languages ==

* Scheme
** Friedman, The Little Schemer - 4th Edition
*** ISBN-13: 978-0262560993
** Friedman, The Seasoned Schemer
*** ISBN-13: 978-0262561006
** Friedman, The Reasoned Schemer
*** ISBN-13: 978-0262562140

== Data Structures ==
* Okasaki, Purely Functional Data Structures
** ISBN-13: 978-0521663502

== Typography ==
* Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style
** ISBN-13: 978-0881792065
* Knuth, Computers & Typesetting, Volumes A-E Boxed Set
** ISBN-13: 978-0201734164

= Vague Ideas =
These can be anything from a title missing an edition choice to a topic name to a binding style/colour.

== Theory ==
* Approximation Algorithms
* Randomized Algorithms
* Computer and Intractability (Grey & Johnson)
* Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
* Project Management
** Software Requirements
** Software Design & Architecture
** Software Testing
* Concurrency/Multithreading
* Security (Firewalls)
* Introduction to the Theory of Computation
* Numerical Analysis
* Numerical Methods? (Stoer & Bulirsch)
** This is probably not the actual title. We want a book on numerical methods by Stoer & Bulirsch
* Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (Bryant & O'Hallaron)
* Quantum Computing book (from QIP)
** We have the course text, do we need more on the topic? IQC Reccomendation?

== Programming Languages ==
* Python
* Haskell
* Ruby
* C#
* Visual Basic .NET
* OCaml
* F#
* Basic
* Groovy
* Javascript
* C/C++
* Assembly
* Databases [SQL]

== Technology Books ==
* Ubuntu
* Unix/Linux Beginner Books
* OpenGL/DirectX
* GTK
* Unix Network Programming

== Miscellaneous ==
* Mein Kampf
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocols_of_the_Elders_of_Zion The Protocols of the Elders of Zion]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Jews_and_Their_Lies On the Jews and Their Lies]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Communist_Manifesto The Communist Manifesto]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_is_to_be_Done? What is to be Done?]