NSCU NeXTLab

NeXTLab，海洋系的计算机实验室，地球 北卡罗来纳州州立大学 （NCSU），旨在促进基础教学 科学原理给本科生。 NeXTLab （包括12个NeXT用户工作站和2个 NeXTLab服务器）将利用最新一代的 工作站技术，一个结合了卓越的计算机 功能强大、价格实惠，并且界面友好。 NeXTLab的技术擅长的应用包括：i） 动画（高分辨率后记显示）显示时间 天气系统的演变臭氧消耗、污染 分散、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，以及 大气遥感等;三）大容量存储（660 MB硬盘 磁盘，256 MB读/写光盘）的先决条件 动画和信号处理，以及应用程序， 依赖于大型数据库（例如，全球变暖臭氧层损耗 数值模型输出）。 NeXTLab的创新编程 环境允许软件开发人员创建图形化的 用于教育应用的用户友好界面（通常 最耗时的部分），无需任何编程| 教育应用程序将在全国范围内提供， 通过期刊文章进行宣传， 电脑工作站在大学理科教学中的应用 教室和实验室环境。 贸发协提供的支助（a 美国国家科学基金会资助的一项分配“真实的时间”的计划 气象数据集）和NCSU的新建筑设施 这是一个很好的时机， NeXT实验室。

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.