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CSE Labs in the IST Building.

Penn State University Department of Computer Science and Engineering Instructional Labs

General Instruction Labs


Lab 218    IMG_1751-1.jpg

218 IST is the CSE Advanced Computing Lab. It houses the following resources:
  • 40 Sun Microsystems Sun Blade 1000s running Solaris 10:
    • 750MHz UltraSPARC-III CPU (8MB L2 Cache)
    • 1GB SDRAM
    • 36GB 10,000 rpm FC-AL disk
    • PGX64 8/24 bit display adapter
    • 18.1" TFT Flat Panel display
    • HP LaserJet 9050 dtn high speed laser printer
  • Full AV Podium and projection system, including:
    • Sun Microsystems Sun Blade 1000
    • Business-class projector
    • Combination DVD/VHS player
    • Wireless microphone
    • External VGA and 1/8" audio inputs for laptop
    • Closed Caption decoder
  • Room-length chalkboards
  • Voice over IP telephone
This facility is available 24 hours a day to all CSE major Undergraduate and Graduate Students. Additionally, some courses may be assigned to 218 IST even if not CSE major courses (check with your instructor). An active PSU ID card is required for entry at all times, and for building entry at night and on weekends. It is reservable for course-related functions.


  Lab 220_2    Lab 220
220 IST is the CSE Windows Computing Lab. It houses the following resources:
  • 15 Dell OptiPlex GX280s running Windows XP Pro:
    • 2.80GHz Pentium 4 (512KB Cache) CPU
    • 800MHz FSB
    • 1GB 400MHz DDR memory
    • 160GB EIDE 7,200 rpm ATA/100 disk
    • 64MB nVidia GeForce 4MX graphics card
    • 24x DVD-CDRW combo drive
    • 19.0" Flat Panel display
  • 11 Dell OptiPlex GX620s running Windows XP Pro:
    • 3.00GHz Pentium 4 (512KB Cache) CPU
    • 800MHz FSB
    • 1GB 533MHz DDR memory
    • 160GB EIDE 7,200 rpm ATA/100 disk
    • 64MB nVidia GeForce 4MX graphics card
    • 24x DVD-CDRW combo drive
    • 19.0" Flat Panel display
  • 25 Dell OptiPlex GX960s running Windows XP Pro:
    • 3.16GHz Pentium 4 (512KB Cache) CPU
    • 800MHz FSB
    • 2GB 800MHz DDR memory
    • 80GB EIDE 7,200 rpm ATA/100 disk
    • 64MB nVidia GeForce 4MX graphics card
    • 24x DVD-CDRW combo drive
    • 19.0" Flat Panel display
  • HP LaserJet 9050 dtn high speed laser printer
  • Full AV Podium and projection system, including:
    • Dell OptiPlex GX270
    • Business-class projector
    • Combination DVD/VHS player
    • Wireless microphone
    • External VGA and 1/8" audio inputs for laptop
    • Closed Caption decoder
  • Room-length chalkboards
  • Voice over IP telephone
  • Available Software
 
This facility is available 24 hours a day to all students with courses assigned to this lab (check with your instructor), and all graduate students. An active PSU ID card is required for entry at all times, and for building entry at night and on weekends. It is reservable for course-related functions.

Please be considerate and do not attempt to cohabit the lab with a class.

Lab 222         

 222 IST is the CSE Solaris Lab. It houses the following resources:
  • 40 Sun Microsystems Sun Ray Terminals:
    • 19" display
  • 10 Sun Blade 2000s running Solaris 10
  • HP LaserJet 4300 dtn high speed laser printer
  • Full AV Podium and projection system, including:
    • Sun Microsystems Ultra 5
    • Business-class projector
    • Combination DVD/VHS player
    • Wireless microphone
    • External VGA and 1/8" audio inputs for laptop
    • Closed Caption decoder
  • Room-length chalkboards
  • Voice over IP telephone
This facility is available 24 hours a day to anyone with a CSE account. An active PSU ID card is required for entry at all times, and for building entry at night and on weekends. It is reservable for course-related functions.




Restricted Labs
336 IST is the CSE Immersive Display Lab. It houses the following resources:
  • FakeSpace Stereo 3D Projection Display:
This facility is restricted to faculty and students working on approved projects.  To use this lab, contact helpdesk@cse.psu.edu.


116 IST is the Digital Design Lab for CMPEN 270. It houses the following resources:
  • 12 Workstations each consisting of:
    • Logic Analyzer / Windows PC
    • Oscilloscope
    • Multimeter (available as a check-out item)
    • Power supply
  • HP LaserJet 4250 printer
  • DataIO Chip Burner
This facility is available to students enrolled in CMPEN 270 (CMPEN 297B). An active PSU ID card is required for entry at all times.  It is available only during posted class and lab hours to CMPEN 270 (CMPEN 297B) students. 


117 IST is the CMPSC 483W. It houses the following resources:

  • 1 Dell OptiPlex GX270 running Windows XP Pro:
    • 3.00GHz Pentium 4 (512KB Cache) CPU
    • 800MHz FSB
    • 1GB 400MHz DDR memory
    • 80GB EIDE 7,200 rpm ATA/100 disk
    • 64MB nVidia GeForce 4MX graphics card
    • 24x DVD-CDRW combo drive
    • 19.0" Flat Panel display
  • 8 Dell OptiPlex GX280 running Windows XP Pro:
    • 3.00GHz Pentium 4 (512KB Cache) CPU
    • 800MHz FSB
    • 1GB 400MHz DDR memory
    • 80GB EIDE 7,200 rpm ATA/100 disk
    • 64MB nVidia GeForce 4MX graphics card
    • 24x DVD-CDRW combo drive
    • 19.0" Flat Panel display
  • 9 Dell Dimension 4550 Workstations running Windows XP Pro and Fedora Core 1 (CSE 497B)
    • 2GHz Pentium 4
    • 512MB memory
  • HP LaserJet 4300 printer
This facility is available 24 hours a day to students enrolled in CMPSC 483W. An active PSU ID card is required for entry at all times, and for building entry at night and on weekends.
118 IST is the CSE Hardware Design Lab. It houses the following resources:
  • 16 Dell Optiplex GX270 Workstations running Windows 2000 Pro
  • HP Logic Analyzer / Oscilloscope, Waveform Generator, and Power Supply with each workstation
  • HP LaserJet 4350 printer
This facility is available 24 hours a day to students enrolled in CMPEN 473. An active PSU ID card is required for entry at all times, and for building entry at night and on weekends.
119 IST is the CSE Senior Design Lab. It houses the following resources:
  • 24 Dell Latitude Model PP01L laptops
  • HP LaserJet 4250 printer
This facility is available 24 hours a day to students enrolled in CMPEN 482W. An active PSU ID card is required for entry at all times, and for building entry at night and on weekends.
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