Our potential partners may not realize the demands we can put on machines in terms of graphical requirements, computational requirements, and storage requirements. Because of that, we must insist on the minimum hardware and software configurations shown below . Collaborative PCs outside of the Department are managed by the partnering department. All hardware repair and replacement is the responsibility of the partner. Our department assumes responsibility for the minimum software listed below .
Data residing on the PC is the responsibility of the partner.
We do not backup PCs. Data residing on our UNIX file systems will be backed up and is our responsibility. We must charge PCs a management fee per year. Other software on the PC is the responsibility of the partner. In particular, we take no responsibility for the presence of illegal software on partner PCs.