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RE: Case 458157: new full athena?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dan Stratila)
Wed Nov 5 23:19:09 2003
From: "Dan Stratila" <dstrat@MIT.EDU>
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Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 23:18:01 -0500
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Ok, thanks!
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> Cc: bmurphy@mit.edu; jvargas@mit.edu; jray@mit.edu; larugsi@mit.edu
> Subject: Case 458157: new full athena?
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>
> Hi Dan,
> Your request is being fowarded to the deployment staff for
> further investigation. You will hear from them soon.
> +JOHN
>
> [11/05/2003 9:10:27 jtguy Comment]
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> 11/04/2003 17:31:24 daemon Email Received
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> Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 17:26:24 -0500
> To: <hotline@MIT.EDU>
> From: "Dan Stratila" <dstrat@MIT.EDU>
> Cc: "'SP VP of Resources'" <sp-vp-resources@MIT.EDU>, "Dennis
> Collins" <colins@MIT.EDU>
> Subject: new full athena?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I am the graduate student responsible for the Windows and Mac
> computers in
> the Sidney-Pacific cluster (which also includes an Athena cluster of 2
> quickstations and 3 workstation).
>
> We currently have 8 Windows computers in the cluster, which
> are running
> WinAthena, but only 3 Athena workstations. Since Sidney-Pacific is a
> dormitory of 700+ students, we thought we could use another Athena
> workstation, especially since Athena is running so much
> software that is
> required for coursework and research in various departments.
>
> In fact, you don't even need to install a machine---we would
> be happy to
> have one of the Windows (Dell) machines be added to the
> existing Athena
> cluster. If it becomes an Athena workstation, we will plan
> for it to stay
> and Athena workstation until it becomes obsolete.
>
> We realize that it's possible to pay for an individual full
> Athena machine,
> but what we are interested in is adding a machine to a public
> cluster. So,
> please let us know what you think, and what our options are.
>
> Sincerely,
> Dan.
>
>
>
> 11/05/2003 9:10:26 jtguy Comment
>
> Hi Dan,
> Your request is being fowarded to the deployment staff for
> further investigation. You will hear from them soon.
> +JOHN
>
>
>
