General Labs

Students Derek Weller and Tyler Wright (both class of 2007) working at one of two recently configured group workstation areas

The CSE department has three general purpose computing labs available for student use. The first lab is in room 001 (pronounced "Double-Oh One") and consists of 16 computers and lots of tabletop space for working on projects. This room is equipped with 5 64-bit dual-core AMD computers with 1 gigabyte of RAM and dual 19-inch LCD monitors. Also, the lab features two specially-equipped group work areas, each complete with three 64-bit dual-core AMD computers with one gigabyte of RAM and 24-inch widescreen displays. The three computers in each work area are designed to allow for sharing of clipboards, keyboards, etc. for collaborative projects using software called Synergy, licensed under GPL.

Computer engineering student Andrew Strange (2007) working on his senior capstone project in a CSE lab equipped with workstations with multiple 20-inch monitors

Lab 004 ("Double-Oh Four") is equipped with 20 64-bit dual-core AMD computers with 1 gigabyte of RAM and dual 20-inch LCD displays. This lab is mainly used by upperclassmen for working on projects and homework.

In Lab 007 ("Double-Oh Seven" - no James Bond jokes please) there are 28 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 machines with one gigabyte of RAM and 17-inch LCD monitors. This lab is also used for instuctional purposes and is equipped with a high resolution projector, a DVD player, and a surround sound system.

Lab 007 also hosts a 42" HP DesignJet wide-format printer for creating poster-size print.

All the CSE lab computers dual boot into either Gentoo Linux or Microsoft Windows XP. Wireless access is also available in all three labs for students who wish to use their own computing devices.