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+This page serves as a specification and feature request page for the
+classroom laptops.
+
+The classroom laptops are running a Linux distribution, currently Debian
+(probably better to be running testing than stable), with MATE desktop
+environment. Tom maintains a canonical image.
+
+They are used primarily for modeling, rendering, and slicing 3d printed
+parts, but can and should be functional for all purposes in the
+classroom.
+
+Currently implemented on a bunch (6) of Dell D430s, maybe some D420s.
+
+## Hardware
+
+I (Tom) donated 6 old Dell Core Duo D430/420 laptops for this use.
+They're super cheap and I had a pile of them. I think they're actually
+kind of ideal for this purpose, all things considered. They're not nice
+enough that anybody would want to re-purpose them to any other job, and
+since most of them don't have batteries nobody walks off with them.
+After almost a year they seem to be doing the job and getting lots of
+use.
+
+## Software (locally installed or remote access)
+
+### 3d design
+
+- Cura
+- Meshlab
+- Implicitcad (runs on Jobs or gygax)
+
+### Browsers
+
+- Firefox
+- Chromium
+- Midori or something similarly lightweight.
+
+### Microcontroller
+
+- INO
+- Arduino
+
+### Coding
+
+- Python 3
+- Rust
+
+### Productivity
+
+- Something for email
+- Printing should be enabled
+
+### Sys utils
+
+- tmux ssh vi/vim emacs etc.
+- Terminator
+- guake
+- most
+- avahi-utils
+
+### Other HacDC activities
+
+Documentation, links, and how-tos on the desktop...
+
+## TODO
+
+- Update image and re-image all laptops.
+- Enable all laptops for incoming and outgoing email...?
+- Fix the HW clock issue possibly by setup NTP so that SSL errors don't
+  happen.
+- Work out a way to do efficient X-forwarding over our WiFi to job
+  server for heavier applications.
+- Configure laptops in some way to be more like a thin client so there
+  is no/less need to 'update' the image or re-image regularly. In the
+  dumbest case we could have them be simple VNC kiosks to a VM running
+  on jobs...?
+  - Test above last two for practicality.
+
+## Feature requests
+
+- Most recent Arduino suite. \[INO\]
+- More scripts and or instructions for usability -- 2d printing, 3d
+  printing, using jobs.
+- Maybe put ~/\* or ~/Desktop on a network share.
+
+[Category:HacDC Computers](Category:HacDC_Computers "wikilink")