Education - Powered by Linux

Objective:

  • To show the capabilities of linux on the education front
  • To show the various educational applications on Linux

Target Audience:

  • Students
  • Engineering Students - Almost all Branches.
  • School Students
  • Kids
  • Educational Institutes
  • Schools & Colleges - both Administration & Staff.
  • Computer Training Institutes

    • Demo Lineup:

  • Engineering
    Electronics & Computers
  • Spice Opus - Electronic Simulation
  • EAGLE - PCB Design
  • oregano - PSPICE equivalent for Linux ( Not Quiet ).
  • rlab, octave, scilab - Matlab packages for Linux
  • gnuplot - Plotting graphs
  • electric - All in one package - simulation, schematic - analog & digital, VHDL, artwork etc.
  • gmos - MOS simulation Package.
  • digitcl - Digital Simulation Package
  • VisualOS - Operating System Simulation Package.
    • Mechanical
  • VeriCAD - For CAD & 3D Modelling
    • School Students
  • Hitch Hiker 2000
  • SSystem
  • xplanet
  • Dr.geo
  • Cinderella
    • Typing Tutors & Lots of kids stuff

    • Total no. of machines:

    • 4 machines.

    Hardware Config:

      Any machine above Pentium 200MHz should do except for one powerful one, with a good graphics card. ( to show some OpenGL apps for education). Preferably a PII or PIII

    Network Config:

      Not necessary actually

    Floor space required:

    • Just place for 4 machines.
    • Place for visitors

    Power Requirements:

    • Power supplies for all 4 machines
    • UPS - Not a necessity. Good to have them

    Handout material for interested visitors:

    • A curriculum for Linux training institutes - Very few required ( 20 - 30 copies ).
    • Other information on a website

    Poster designs:

      Yet to be decided

    Volunteer Requirements:

    • Anyone capable of showing some stuff on this field
    • Special skills in using SPICE, MATLAB, VeriCAD, VHDL etc.

    Volunteer Status:

    1. Kartik N - Group Co-ordinator
    2. Sanjeev M S
    3. Siddarth
    4. Nithin Sagi
    5. Sridhar
    6. Mahendra M

    Hardware Contributions:

      Any contribution is accepted - especially a very powerful machine
    Sponsors
    Exhibition
    [PC Quest]
    TechTracks
    [bplnet.com]
    Equipment sponsored by:
    [IBM]