MIT 4.203/2 Geometry Modeling Fall 2003
Architecture Department Computing Environment:
How to login, print, and share stuff.
The Computer Resoures Office (CRO) in the Department of Architecture maintains most of the computing facilities in the department. If you have problems using the computers or printers in the studios or labs, please contact them directly. This semester, the CRO, is going through a transition phase. As such, there will be some hiccups in the system. Please be patient.
Computer Resources Office
Room 3-411
email: archhelp@mit.edu
web: http://architecture.mit.edu/resourcs/cro
The Department of Architecture has numerous machines running variety of operating systems; Windows XP, Mac OS X, and Linux. Each platform will be running Athena which is the university wide computer environment. Each student will have 500MB of disk space and have access to all architecture departmental printers. There is a nominal fee to print from the departmental printers. See the CRO website for details.
| Adler | 11x17, B&W laser | Studio 7 | HP LaserJet 4MV |
| Alps | 11x17, B&W laser | 7-401 | HP LaserJet 4MV |
| Arch-plotter | Large format color inkjet plotter | Studio 7 | HP DesignJet 755CM |
| Greenmountains | 8.5x11, 11x17 double sided color laser | Studio 7 | HP LaserJet 8550N |
| Ozark | Large format color inkjet plotter | Studio 7 | HP DesignJet 5000 |
| Pyrenees | 8.5x11, 11x17, double sided B&W laser | Studio 5 | HP LaserJet 5000N |
Windows XP
To logon to a windows machine, press Ctrl-Alt-Delete and enter your
Athena username and password. Make sure you are logging into the appropriate
domain. Your 500MB Athena disk space should be automatically mapped to the H:
drive. To change the default printer, goto the Start menu (bottom left-hand
corner of the screen) and select Printer and Faxes. Right-click on the desired
printer and Set as Default Printer. To access your 500MB Athena disk space from
your personal Windows PC, such as a laptop, you need to obtain 3 pieces of software:
OpenAFS, Leash32, and aklog.exe. Where to download and how to install the software
will be annouced later.
Macintosh OS X
You do not need to log in to use Macintosh computers. To save files
to your Athena disk space, you have to use SecureFetch and connect to ftp.dailup.mit.edu.
Temporary Storage Space
Archtemp is a 8GB temporary storage space for use by architecture students.
It should automatically map to the T: drive. Files on archtemp last no longer
than 5 days and are not backed up.
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