NSCU NeXTLab

NeXTLab是北卡罗来纳州立大学（NCSU）海洋、地球和大气科学系的一个计算机实验室，旨在促进对本科生的基本科学原理教学。NeXTLab（由12个NeXT用户工作站和2个NeXTLab服务器组成的网络）将利用最新一代工作站技术，这种技术结合了卓越的计算机能力、可负担性和用户友好的界面。NeXTLab的技术优势包括：i)动画（高分辨率附注显示），显示天气系统的时间演变，臭氧消耗，污染扩散，海滩侵蚀等；ii)数字信号处理（专用芯片）教授湍流时间序列分析、大气遥感等；iii)大容量存储（660mb硬盘，256mb读/写光盘），这是动画和信号处理的先决条件，也是依赖大型数据库的应用程序的先决条件。、全球变暖、臭氧消耗、数值模式输出)。NeXTLab创新的编程环境允许软件开发人员为教育应用程序（通常是最耗时的部分）创建图形化的用户友好界面，而无需任何编程bb0教育应用程序将在全国范围内提供，并通过期刊文章进行宣传，以促进计算机工作站在教学中的创新使用科学在本科教室和实验室设置。UNIDATA（一项由国家科学基金会资助的分发“实时”气象数据集的项目）和NCSU的新建筑设施的支持，使NeXTLab的发展成为一个合适的时机。

NeXTLab, a computer laboratory in the department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at North Carolina State University (NCSU), is designed to facilitate the teaching of fundamental scientific principles to undergraduate students. NeXTLab (consisting of a network of 12 NeXT User workstations and 2 NeXTLab Servers) will utilize the latest generation of workstation technology, one that combines remarkable computer power, affordability, and a user-friendly interface. Applications in which NeXTLab's technology excels include:i) Animation (high-resolution postscript display) to show the time evolution of weather systems ozone depletion, pollution dispersion, beach erosion, etc; ii) Digital signal processing (dedicated chip) to teach turbulent time series analysis, and atmospheric remote sensing, etc; iii) Mass storage (660 MB hard disk, 256 MB read/write optical disk) a prerequisite for animation and signal processing, as well as for applications that rely on large data bases (eg., global warming, ozone depletion, numerical model output). NeXTLab's innovative programming environment allows software developers to create a graphical user-friendly interface for educational applications (generally the most time-consuming part) without any programming| Educational applications will be made available nationally and publicized through journal articles to promote the innovative use of computer workstations in teaching science in undergraduate classrooms and laboratory settings. Support from UNIDATA ( a national NSF funded program to distribute "real time" meteorological data sets) and a new building facility at NCSU makes this an opportune time to proceed with development of NeXTLab.