[160] in UA Exec
Re: Notification of 'Printer in the W20 "Game Room"' Project
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Daniel Hawkins)
Sat Dec 5 12:16:35 2009
Reply-To: hwkns@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <51def98d0912050833x596f44c6y8ac35e71eb3fc37@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 12:16:14 -0500
From: Daniel Hawkins <hwkns@MIT.EDU>
To: "Vrajesh Modi (UA Special Projects Committee)" <ua-projects-chairs@mit.edu>
Cc: Owen Derby <oderby@mit.edu>, ua-senate@mit.edu, ua-exec@mit.edu
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This is awesome.
++,
-hwkns
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Vrajesh Modi (UA Special Projects
Committee) <ua-projects-chairs@mit.edu> wrote:
> Good question - a new one will be purchased, and an old one will be taken
> out of service. IS&T will service the new printer, but they don't want the
> total amount that they spend to go up, so they'll stop servicing the one
> that they remove from the 5th floor.
>
> Best,
> Vrajesh
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Owen Derby <oderby@mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> Vrajesh,
>>
>> You mention the printer will be removed from the 5th floor to "avoid
>> ongoing costs to IS&T". Do you mean that a printer from the 5th floor will
>> be relocated to the 1st floor, or a new one will be purchased? And if IS&T
>> will no longer be servicing the printer, who/where will the upkeep and
>> consumables(ink,paper) funding come from?
>>
>> Sounds like a great idea to me!
>>
>> -Owen
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Vrajesh Modi (UA Special Projects
>> Committee) <ua-projects-chairs@mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> *This message is being sent to formally notify Senate and Exec about the
>>> 'Printer in the W20 "Game Room"' project (in accordance with section 4.1 of
>>> the Cover Letter to the Fall 2009 Budget).*
>>>
>>> This project entails replacing one of the printers on the 5th floor with
>>> a "blazingly fast" (50ppm duplex, ~6s from power save to first page) printer
>>> and quickstation in the former game room on the first floor of W20 (Student
>>> Center). This project will save students' time by allowing them to quickly
>>> print something on their way to class on the first floor instead of having
>>> to go the the 5th floor Athena cluster. A printer on the 5th floor would be
>>> removed to avoid the ongoing costs to IS&T of servicing an additional
>>> printer.
>>>
>>> The UA CIT has been spearheading the communication - MIT IS&T is already
>>> on board. I'll be meeting with CAC on Monday at 2:45pm to verify that they
>>> are willing to use some space in the former game room for this purpose. If
>>> they have no objections, it is likely that this project will enter the
>>> implementation stage in the next several weeks.
>>>
>>> Please send me an e-mail with any questions or concerns. (A request for
>>> funding will also be sent out shortly.)
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Vrajesh
>>
>>
>>
>
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This is awesome.<br><br>++,<br><br>-hwkns<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
>On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Vrajesh Modi (UA Special Projects Committ=
ee) <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:ua-projects-chairs@mit.edu">ua-=
projects-chairs@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Good question - a=
new one will be purchased, and an old one will be taken out of service.=A0=
IS&T will service the new printer, but they don't want the total a=
mount that they spend to go up, so they'll stop servicing the one that =
they remove from the 5th floor.<br>
<br>Best,<br><font color=3D"#888888">Vrajesh</font><div><div></div><div cla=
ss=3D"h5"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:23 A=
M, Owen Derby <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:oderby@mit.edu" targe=
t=3D"_blank">oderby@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Vrajesh,<br><br>You mention the printer will be removed from the 5th floor =
to "avoid ongoing costs to IS&T". Do you mean that a printer =
from the 5th floor will be relocated to the 1st floor, or a new one will be=
purchased? And if IS&T will no longer be servicing the printer, who/wh=
ere will the upkeep and consumables(ink,paper) funding come from?<br>
<br>Sounds like a great idea to me!<br><font color=3D"#888888"><br>-Owen</f=
ont><div><div></div><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 5, =
2009 at 10:32 AM, Vrajesh Modi (UA Special Projects Committee) <span dir=3D=
"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:ua-projects-chairs@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">u=
a-projects-chairs@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><i>This message i=
s being sent to formally notify Senate and Exec about
the 'Printer in the W20 "Game Room"' project (in accordan=
ce with section 4.1 of the Cover
Letter to the Fall 2009 Budget).</i><br><br>This project entails
replacing one of the printers on the 5th floor with a "blazingly fast&=
quot; (50ppm duplex, ~6s from power save to first page) printer and quickst=
ation in the former game room on the first floor of W20 (Student Center).=
=A0 This project will save students' time by allowing them to quickly p=
rint something on their way to class on the first floor instead of having t=
o go the the 5th floor Athena cluster.=A0 A printer on the 5th floor would =
be removed to avoid the ongoing costs to IS&T of servicing an additiona=
l printer.<br>
<br>The UA CIT has been spearheading the communication - MIT IS&T is al=
ready on board.=A0 I'll be meeting with CAC on Monday at 2:45pm to veri=
fy that they are willing to use some space in the former game room for this=
purpose.=A0 If they have no objections, it is likely that this project wil=
l enter the implementation stage in the next several weeks.<br>
<br>Please send me an e-mail with any questions or concerns.=A0 (A request =
for funding will also be sent out shortly.)<br><br>Best,<br><font color=3D"=
#888888"><font color=3D"#888888">Vrajesh</font>
</font></blockquote></div><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br>
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