This page describes what you may find in the Rahr Lab to help you get your work done. It covers three areas:

Computers

Software

Windows

Peripherals

Computers

We support the Windows Computers..

The Windows machines are Optiplex GXs. The most recent acquisitions are the three GX280s. These were chosen to run ArcView 9X, so they have extra memory and higher-quality video cards. All the Windows machines run under Windows XP. This OS also requires users to log on. The username is "Rahr_user" and has a blank password. Please use this username and password to login and access the software.

Software

Windows Applications

All the Windows applications listed below are accessible from the Start > Programs menu, except for certain Dartmouth-specific applications. These are available from the Start menu.

• Photoshop -- imagery editing... Photoshop tutorials on About.com
• Internet Explorer
• BlitzMail
• Microsoft Office
• SPSS
• ArcGIS -- the current version is 9.1, but ESRI will be releasing v9.2 in the mid-fall of 2006.

Peripherals

Input/ouput devices available in the lab include: a flatbed scanner, a Greenprint printer, and a 42-inch plotter. The scanner is only accessible from the local machine, but the computers themselves are on the network, so it is possible to transfer files to (and from) them for printing and further processing. The Greenprint printer is located next to the entrance at the front of the Rahr Lab. The 42-inch plotter is located upstairs in the Earth Sciences lab, but if you would like a map printed on the plotter please have the lab manager help you with this process.

Greenprint The Greenprint machine is a distributed printing system that helps the college reduce waste and speed printing times. The greenprint machine is located at the entrance of the Rahr Lab. For more information on the Greenprint machines please visit: Greenprint FAQs

The flatbed scanner is connected to a windows machine at the entrance of the Rahr Lab.

The 24-inch HP DesignJet plotter is connected to the Dell in 13B. Before attempting to plot using this device, ask the lab manager for assistance.

Mention should also be made of the department's fileserver. This machine, named "geo-serv" is available to students doing research projects in Geography, and is particularly useful to teams dealing with large datasets, since we can set up accounts and directories that are accessible to all members of the project team. This computer is also on the Geography backup schedule, so data are protected from accidental loss.