From c7c6c3f51f0f636f9ea37086befba9467be52fef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Sargent Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:05:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] pulsifer install - online edit of handbook/computing/computer.html --- handbook/computing/computer.html | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/handbook/computing/computer.html b/handbook/computing/computer.html index a229be8f3..afb854448 100644 --- a/handbook/computing/computer.html +++ b/handbook/computing/computer.html @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Gasthof campsite reception.

Expo now requires so much nerding that it is part of the pre-expo training. -

Expo laptop

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Expo laptops

The primary Expo laptop in the tatty hut is a 2011 Dell Latitude E4200 laptop 'Crowley' (on loan from Philip Sargent) which is connected to the hut network by a cable. It @@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ exchange etc. is pre-configured).

(ours is less shiny) +

Printing and Scanning

We have A4 printer and scanner attached via usb cables and a usb hub to the Expo laptop. In 2018 we also connected the printer to the Netgear router with an ethernet cable and this made things more reliable. @@ -98,8 +99,8 @@ Configuring the scanner to be used via WiFi is yet to be done, but the printer i directly but we haven't got this configured properly yet.) Use a usb stick to transfer files for printing if you can't get your own laptop or phone to work with the printer. -

The Expo Laptops: Crowley's Friends, Aziraphale and Anathema

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The expo laptop is called "Crowley". Crowley was rather too ill to be useful during the 2022 expo (being left in the potato hut for 3 years was not a healthy experience) but is now feeling much better... apart from the WiFi which needs a software driver update, but as Crowley is connected to the ethernet cable this is not vital. +

The Expo Laptops: Crowley's Friends, Aziraphale, Pulsifer and Anathema

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The wired-in expo laptop is called "Crowley". Crowley was rather too ill to be useful during the 2022 expo (being left in the potato hut for 3 years was not a healthy experience) but is now feeling much better... apart from the WiFi which needs a software driver update, but as Crowley is connected to the ethernet cable this is not vital.

In 2023 we had another general-use laptop "Aziraphale" (it was also on expo in 2019). This is not connected by any cabling and just uses WiFi. Like Crowley it is running Debian and has the same set of software installed (survex/aven, tunnelx, therion, git etc.) and you login to it using the username "expo" and the usual cavey:beery password. It has the identical[Cinnamon/Debian] configuration and survey software installed as Crowley. It is a big, heavy R61 14-inch Thinkpad on loan from Michael Sargent. (Note that Aziraphale's SD code slot doesn't work). @@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ if you can't get your own laptop or phone to work with the printer.

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