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Distributed Applications and Systems LabDirector - Prof. Ray Ford , Department of Computer Science |
DASL Facilities
In addition to the general research facilities available through the University and the Department of Computer Science, DASL has its own workstation cluser, currently evolving from 2-3 year old IBM RS/6000's to new Intel/Solaris workstations. DASL also has a cluster of Macs, used primarily in image and multimedia processing and preparation, along with an assortment of scanners, TVs and VCRs, audio/video acquisition/creation hardware, CD burners, etc.
All DASL staff also have access to the CS Department facilities, which includes about 20 new Intel/Solaris workstations, laser printers, and color laser printers. Though the other research labs with which DASL collaborates, staff also have access to film recorders, large-format "production quality" electrostatic plotters, special commercial image processing and GIS software, a large database of remotely sensed datasets, and other assets.
At a more mundane level, the DASL lab also contains a microwave, coffee maker, and refrigerator (and when not in use for serious video work, rumor has it that the TVs and VCRs often get connected to the University's cable feed). .