UTAS Radio Astronomy Group | Computers / Hobart

System:	hobart.phys.utas.edu.au
IP address:	131.217.63.201
Processor:	Intel Core 2140 1.6 GHz
RAM:	512MB
HDD:	250GB, 28G system, 28G home, 166G data
Operating system:	Kubuntu Feisty
Location:	Observer’s desk, main control room, Mt Pleasant
Purpose:	Observatory control

newsmerd is the primary observatory control computer for the Mt Pleasant observatory. It offers control software such as vdesk and Bruce, and it also continually monitors the Mt Pleasant telescopes and is responsible for updating the live pages.

Hobart

Installed software: