Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/7/84; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!dcmartin 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 Article-I.D.: ucbvax.3836 Posted: Sun Dec 16 02:32:58 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 17-Dec-84 03:15:27 EST References: <3750@ucbvax.ARPA> Reply-To: dcmartin@ucbvax.UUCP (David C. Martin) Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 37 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! ----- Stupidity got us into this mess; why can't it get us out? David C. Martin arpa: dcmartin@berkeley usps: 2400 Durant Avenue uucp: ..!ucbvax!dcmartin 501 Ida Sproul Hall at&t: 415/643-2144 Berkeley, CA 94720