CALS Lab Hardware
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences computer lab at UW Madison

HP 9000

The HP9000 serves both a research and instructional role for CALS. There are over 800 user accounts, 150 of which are instructional accounts. Classes in statistical methods and experimental design incorporate use of the HP9000 into their curriculum. The HP9000 is used primarily for statistical analysis, computer simulations and electronic mail and can be accessed through computers in the facility or the campus TCP/IP Ethernet network. The HP9000 contains two statistical software packages, SAS and SPLUS; various genetics software packages, for example MAPMAKER/QTL and GMENDEL; and two programming languages, FORTRAN and C.

The Dells

Dell classroom

Technical info: Dell Optiplex GX620 P4/3.2GHz/1GB RAM/CD-RW/DVD
Location: There are 33 Dell computers, the majority (21) of which is located in room 150. When classes are not using the lab, the classroom computers are available on a first-come, first-serve basis to all campus students. The rest of the Dells are in the computer lab.

The iMacs

new iMac

The CALS lab has six new 20" iMacs which can read and write data CDs, music CDs & DVDs. Technical features of the iMacs include: 1GB DDR SDRAM - Mac OS X 10.4 - 250GB Serial ATA drive, SuperDrive, ATI Radeon 9600 Graphics Card. In English, this means that the iMacs are really fast, they have a lot of memory & storage, lots of software and...they look really cool!

The Laptops

The CALS lab has 15 new Dell laptops that can be checked out for up to 3 days at a time!
Technical info: Dell Inspiron 700m/1.6 GHz P4m/1 GB RAM/DVD/CD-RW/ethernet/firewire/modem/wireless card.
Only 4.7 lbs!

Other Equipment

Other computer equipment that is available for use in rooms 149 and 150 are:

  • 2 HP LaserJet 4100N grayscale laser printers
  • HP Scanjet 7400C Color Scanner
  • Epson Perfection 1240U Color Scanner
  • Polaroid Sprintscan 35 Color Slide Scanner
  • HP Color LaserJet 3600n Color Laser Printer
  • Canon imagePROGRAF W6200 24" large-format printer
  • ViewSonic Portable XGA Projector
  • Headphones

Lab Rules

  • No food or drinks in the lab
  • No cell phones in the lab
  • Lab users must be UW students, faculty, or staff

Printing Costs

Black-and-white (grayscale) laser printing: $.07/page
Rates for color laser printing:

  • 8.5 x 11= $0.50/page
  • Transparencies= $1.25/each
Rates for large-format printing:
  • $5.00/linear foot semi-gloss paper(2 ft2) ex. 3'x2'=$15.00
  • $2.00/linear foot premium paper(2 ft2) ex. 3'x2'=$6.00
  • $1.00 - 2 ft. long mailing tube

*All payments will be debited to the user's DebitCard.

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