[312] in Kakapo Windows Team
Re: Win-Athena cluster [Case 502538]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Oliver Thomas)
Thu Feb 5 16:01:44 2004
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Cc: Oliver Thomas <othomas@mit.edu>, computing-spaces@mit.edu
From: Oliver Thomas <othomas@MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 16:01:42 -0500
To: Kristen A Sunter <k_sunter@mit.edu>
Hi Kirsten,
Thanks for your request. I just wanted to send you a quick note to let
you know that your request reached the right place and is in the queue
for pending install requests for the 37-312 cluster. You can check up
on your request at:
https://casetracker.mit.edu/caset/findcasecust.do?case_id=502538
(you'll need web certificates for the above.)
Before we can tell whether we can centrally install TrueBasic on these
machines, I'll need to ask a couple of quick follow-up questions, just
so we're clear on your requirements.
1. If this is commercial software, we'll need to know if MIT or your
department has a volume- or site-license for it, or if this is a single
copy Prof. Paul purchased for your use. ("I'm not sure" is a fine
answer here; we can check into it as well.)
2. How long will you be using the software for? Are you looking for it
to be installed for the entire semester? For a single session?
3. Is it possible for us to borrow the CD to find out how the software
installs? The machines in 37-312 are centrally managed and install most
of their software through Microsoft's MSI technology. How easy it is to
add a new application often depends on the particular piece of
software.
Thanks!
Oliver Thomas
On Feb 5, 2004, at 3:09 PM, Kristen A Sunter wrote:
> I recently contacted the Computing Help Desk because I had software
> I'd like to install on a machine in the Windows cluster in building
> 37, and they told me to contact you.
>
> I am working on a senior thesis with Prof. David Paul of the
> Department of Materials Science and Engineering. I would like to use
> the True Basic programming language. However, he only has a CD that
> can install on Windows, not on Linux, so I was hoping to install it on
> a machine in the building 37 Windows cluster. I tried to install it
> on my account, but it didn't work. The other option for installing
> software seems to be to have the administrator's password (I guess
> this would install it on that specific machine's hard disk).
>
> Is there any way that I can have this software installed?
>
> Thank you,
> Kristen Sunter
> k_sunter@mit.edu
