About the Lab

• We will use the machines in the CS Undergraduate Lab for this course. Set up your account as early as possible, and be patient waiting for the processing of your request. You must obtain your own account using the Web account request form available under the "Request an account" menu item at the URL: http://www.ug.cs.sunysb.edu/ There is a great deal of other information under that page as well. I recommend especially that everyone read the "Hints for newcomers".
• Students who wish to access the Lab room (CS 2128) must obtain a magnetic access card for this purpose. Access cards may be obtained from April Morgan (UG secretary) by paying $20. This fee buys (a) an access card and (b) 125 pages of print quota on the printer in Room 2128. Access cards purchased during the 1997-98 academic year will be valid until the end of Summer 1998, as long as the holder continues to be registered in CSE or ISE courses.

  NOTE: ALL FEES MUST BE PAID VIA CHECK OR MONEY ORDER MADE OUT TO "COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT". NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED, AND THE FEE IS NOT REFUNDABLE FOR ANY REASON.

  A student having a valid access card and an active account will be able to enter Room 2128 and use the facilities therein during the scheduled hours. Purchase of an access card does *not* give a student the right to use Room 2128 outside of scheduled hours. It also does not give students who are not currently registered for CSE or ISE courses or who do not have valid accounts the right to use Room 2128.

• During the first three weeks of the semester, if a student wishes to purchase an additional 125 pages of printing, he/she may do so by paying $10 to April Morgan. This opportunity will only be available during the first three weeks of the semester, because keeping track of the accounting has proven to be a big problem. It is probably a good idea to pay for the extra pages.
• Lab hours will be daily, from 6AM to 1AM. The lab will be closed from 1AM to 6AM, and logins from workstation consoles in Room 2128 will be blocked during this period. The lab will be closed over Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring break, and may also be closed during some portion of early January.

  Anyone with an active account may log in to the systems remotely, at any time. I recommend that the system "ug.cs.sunysb.edu" be used for this purpose, rather than the individual workstations.

• Any questions or problems should be directed to:

  root@ug.cs.sunysb.edu