[AG-TECH] AGN Construction for Dummies

[Tom Coffin]

Also, check out Internet2's documentation at:
http://apps.internet2.edu/roadshows/ag/

(it may be just what you are looking for)


At 12:46 PM 1/2/01 -0600, Lisa Childers wrote:
   >Don,
   >
   >Yes, there is demand for documentation such as this.  Please coordinate
your
   >efforts Steve Gordon and Jennifer Teig Von Hoffman, who are leading the AG
   >documentation effort for the Alliance.
   >
   >Thanks!
   >Lisa
   >
   >-----Original Message-----
   >From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]On
   >Behalf Of Don Morton
   >Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 12:14 PM
   >Cc: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
   >Subject: [AG-TECH] AGN Construction for Dummies
   >
   >
   >Our AGN computers are due in this week, and I plan to take very
   >careful notes on what I'm doing to set up the gear.  I'd like to
   >think it would be worth expanding on to ultimately create some sort
   >of Dummies Guide to setting up an AGN.  In reality, I think I'd
   >like to call it something like "An Outdoors Person's Guide....."
   >since the real problem is that I'm not necessarily a dummy, I'd
   >just prefer to spend more time on outdoors activities :) :)  As
   >someone with very little knowledge in this area (but background
   >as an electronics technician in the Air Force), I think maybe
   >I could deliver such material from a useful perspective.
   >
   >Barbara Kucera mentioned a Steve Gordon working on a "cookbook",
   >and I saw one on an Internet 2 site (not sure if it's the same
   >one).  I also know that Bob Olson has started up a Faq-o-matic
   >on some of these issues.  My hope is to come up with something
   >comprehensive (i.e. trying not to keep pointing people to other
   >sites for background info), usable by someone who's sort of technical,
   >and something that might try to explain "why" we're adjusting this
   >and that.
   >
   >Does anybody see a demand for this?  Would it be worth
   >my while trying to head up something like this?  Note that
   >I have no financial motivations on this and would prefer to keep
   >it "Open Source" :).   My hope is that keeping it this way would
   >make others more willing to contribute their hard-earned notes
   >and experiences.
   >
   >I think in some cases, with constantly-changing equipment, this sort
   >of thing might be quite difficult to nail down.
   >
   >I'll be at the retreat (but have to leave at Noon on Wednesday),
   >and can talk with anybody who may be interested.
   >
   >Thanks,
   >
   >Don
   >
   >
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   >   Don Morton                     http://www.cs.umt.edu/u/morton/
   >   Department of Computer Science       The University of Montana
   >   Missoula, MT 59812 | Voice (406) 243-4975 | Fax (406) 243-5139
   >
   >


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