...
- Hardware at MIT:
Buying Hardware: and Recommended Hardware
Athena Workstations (purchasing.html)
Hardware Repair and Upgrades:
Athena System Deployment and Repair
(WAY out of date Cluster Services Page) - Computer Buying Advice:
Related Links: Athena Workstations & Hardware (saws_configs.html) - Linux at MIT:
Hardware:
MIT Linux Hardware Recommendations
Has short Athena: paragraph at end pointing to saws_configs.html and server_configs.html - Athena at MIT:
Getting an Athena System:
Options for Purchasing an Athena System (options.html) - IS&T Price List Contains pricing info and a link to
Options for Purchasing an Athena System (options.html)
as well as a link to the ancient Athena System Deployment and Repair (web.mit.edu/dcnshtml/support/support.html)
New Service Models
Desktop:
...
- (Improve) Hardware at MIT:
Buying Hardware:
Replace Change link:
Athena Workstations (purchasing.html)
with Link to:
Athena OptionsWorkstations (options.html)
Recommended Hardware
Replace Link:
Athena Workstations (purchasing.html)
with Link:
MIT Linux Hardware Recommendations Linux (including Athena)
Related Services
New Link: Athena at MIT
Hardware Repair and Upgrades:
Cut old link to:
Athena System Deployment and Repair (web.mit.edu/dcnshtml/support/support.html)
and link to new page that describes the service on offer, the annual fee, and any additional restrictions like compliance with currend Linux recommendations. - Computer Buying Advice:
Related Links:
Delete link:
Athena Workstations & Hardware (saws_configs.html) - DONE Linux at MIT:
Hardware:
MIT Linux Hardware Recommendations
Athena:
Rewrite this paragraph. Instead of server_configs.html point to: Server Operations: Pricing. - DONE Athena at MIT:
Getting an Athena System:
Leave unchanged.
Options for Purchasing an Athena System (options.html) - IS&T Price List See if anything links to this. If not, archive it. If so, revise the table. Consider eliminating redundant price quote.
- Options for Purchasing an Athena System (options.html)
Simplify but follow same structure. Make it more fully summary page relying on DIY and Full to do the heavy lifting.Panel Full Service Athena
New paragraph; delete table
DIY Athena
New paragraph; delete table
DONE Athena Server (All new prose. Delete table. Delete link to purchasing.html)
Previous Athena Server recommendations were focused on helping customers pick out hardware to deploy and maintain their own server based on Athena. Although it is still possible to buy hardware and utilize the Athena Release for a server deployment, there are many more options including virtualization and co-location.
Customers interested in provisioning a server are advised to consult <link>Server Hosting and Management (http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/servers/
)</link>.Related Topics
Delete link Recommended and Supported Athena Server Configurations (server_configs.html)
- Athena at MIT: Purchasing an Athena Workstation or Server
Nothing should be pointing at this page. Nuke. - Full Service Athena
Amend to reflect current services; point at desktop recommendation; give pricing.Panel - Remove reference to servers and server_configs.html
- Change reference to saws_configs.html to linux-hardware.html
- Move fees from options.html to here.
- Tell people to contact hotline to purchase instead of purchasing.html
- Delete section "Athenizing a current workstation".
- DONE Minimal Standard Athena
DONE Rename as "DIY Athena", and revise. - Athena at MIT: Recommended and Supported Athena Configurations
PROGRESS Salvage any useful text for Options page then nuke if possible. Linux hardware guidance and Admin Desktop will carry us.
Put a redirect for "saws_configs.html" to the new options.html. - Athena at MIT: Recommended and Supported Athena Server Configurations
PROGRESS Salvage any useful text for Options page and then nuke. - Athena Workstation and Server Configurations: Life-Cycle Summary
DONE Spin Dead list into separate doc.
PROGRESS Update with current situation.