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From: dcmartin@ucbvax.ARPA (David C. Martin)
Newsgroups: net.college
Subject: Re: UC Berkeley resources
Message-ID: <3836@ucbvax.ARPA>
Date: Sun, 16-Dec-84 02:32:58 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec 16 02:32:58 1984
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Reply-To: dcmartin@ucbvax.UUCP (David C. Martin)
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Summary: 

In all respect to Bob Mayo and Eric Fair I thought it might be 
appropriate for a current undergraduate to speak on UCB's computer
facilities.

Checking our /usr/hosts directory, I find 109 machines, approximately
of which 40 are SUN's.  We have a Computer Center w/ 1 VAX 780,
16 750's and 4 or 5 (depending on the phase of the moon) 11/70's.
These are all $$ machines and the CS/EECS department pays the CC funny
money for their use.  Currently most of the undergraduate classes are
taught on ~ 6 machines "rented" each semester.

There are also the research machines (owned by the CS/EECS departments)
on which graduate do most of their work.  Undergraduates may get accounts
on these machines (as I evident) by getting a faculty sponsor for some
kind of research project.  There is a 780 reserved for undergraduate
upperdivision classes w/ 16megs and accounts on this machine can be
acquired by taking a independent study class (again a project must be
stated).

Now, however, we have received 5 750's from DEC (thank you, God!), and
via their generousity will hopefully have that many more cycles.
We also have an Onyx system and a Perkin-Elmer for which there is *no* 
restriction on use.  These machines invariably get used for game playing,
but have been excellent starting points for more serious work done
under faculty sponsorship.  There are also a 730 and an HP9000.

All in all, from what I have read, the UCB undergraduates are very
well off compared to others (with the exception of MIT  :-).
However, we are always trying to get more industrial donations!

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Stupidity got us into this mess; why can't it get us out?

David C. Martin
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