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|name=Denning <!-- Name of the item. -->
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|name=Denning
|image=Hackspace_Unknown.png <!-- Image of the item. Leave with placeholder image if none exists. -->
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|image=Denning-DellOptiplex780.JPG <!-- Image of the item. Leave with placeholder image if none exists. -->
|model=Nexcom DNA1110 <!-- Model -->
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|model=Dell Optiplex 780 SFF 4GB Mem / 320GB SATA HD <!-- Model -->
 
|category=Equipment <!-- Main category. Please leave alone to keep item in this category -->
 
|category=Equipment <!-- Main category. Please leave alone to keep item in this category -->
 
|subcat=Systems <!-- Sub-category if one exists. Please check main listing to see other categories contained within the main one -->
 
|subcat=Systems <!-- Sub-category if one exists. Please check main listing to see other categories contained within the main one -->
|status=Good working order <!-- Set to one of; Good working order, Faulty, Out of order, Under construction, Out of consumables, Scrapped, or Unknown -->
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|status=Good working order
 
|consumables=<!-- Any items used up in normal operation, such as; ink, paper, saw-blades, cutting disks, oil, etc.. -->
 
|consumables=<!-- Any items used up in normal operation, such as; ink, paper, saw-blades, cutting disks, oil, etc.. -->
 
|accessories=<!-- Any items associated with the equipment but not consumable, such as; drill bits, safety gloves, goggles, etc.. -->
 
|accessories=<!-- Any items associated with the equipment but not consumable, such as; drill bits, safety gloves, goggles, etc.. -->
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|trainlink=Unknown <!-- If training is required, provide a link to training signup or contact page. Otherwise leave blank. -->
 
|trainlink=Unknown <!-- If training is required, provide a link to training signup or contact page. Otherwise leave blank. -->
 
|acnode=no
 
|acnode=no
|owner=LHS <!-- Provide a link to owners members page if other than LHS -->
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|owner=LHS
|origin=donation from Tgreer <!-- If via pledge, please link to the completed pledge page on the wiki -->
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|origin=Donation
|location= <!-- Floor, room/zone and location within that area -->
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|location=Ground floor, display area <!-- Floor, room/zone and location within that area -->
 
|maintainers=Sysadmin team <!-- If someone is nominated as managing the upkeep of this item, please list them here. No links please; it currently breaks the template. -->
 
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== Denning ==
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Denning is is named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_J._Denning Peter J Denning], best known for pioneering work in virtual memory, especially for inventing the working-set model for program behaviour, which addressed disk thrashing and became the reference standard for all memory management policies.
  
Runs the non-vital services that used to run on [[Boole]]. Might get used for other stuff as well. Same hardware as [[Boole]]
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Same basic Dell Optiplex 780 Quad-Core hardware as [[Bell]] (more detailed hardware configuration there) and now has a nice SSD to use.
  
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Denning provides the following services:
  
== Issues ==
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* [[Equipment/The_Beast| The Beast Video Game Arcade System]] - emulation, display and control management.
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* Provide redundant fun and joy to those who play with The Beast
  
Has only a single mechanical harddrive so vulnerable to data loss.
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[[File:Thebeastfromtheside.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Look at that beautiful Beast with a Denning Inside]]
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[[File:Thebeast.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Beast Fun is possible using Denning]]

Latest revision as of 18:20, 8 December 2019

Denning
Denning-DellOptiplex780.JPG
Model Dell Optiplex 780 SFF 4GB Mem / 320GB SATA HD
Sub-category Systems
Status Good working order
Training requirement yes
Training link Unknown
ACnode no
Owner LHS
Origin Donation
Location Ground floor, display area
Maintainers Sysadmin team

Denning is is named after Peter J Denning, best known for pioneering work in virtual memory, especially for inventing the working-set model for program behaviour, which addressed disk thrashing and became the reference standard for all memory management policies.

Same basic Dell Optiplex 780 Quad-Core hardware as Bell (more detailed hardware configuration there) and now has a nice SSD to use.

Denning provides the following services:

Look at that beautiful Beast with a Denning Inside
Beast Fun is possible using Denning