This demonstrations focus on our resarch con computing systems, including Octopus and Plan B. See lsub.org for more information about these projects.

Videos

Octopus

System demonstration (Quicktime videos) for Octopus.

1. Introduction to the environment. Mp4 (6 Mb), iTunes Video File (7 Mb), and HD Quicktime (79 Mb).
2. Distributed persistent sessions in the O/live UIMS. Mp4 (3.8 Mb), iTunes Video File(4.2 Mb), and HD Quicktime (45 Mb).
3. Replication of UI elements in O/live. Mp4 (5.5 Mb), iTunes Video File(6.5 Mb), and HD Quicktime (83 Mb).
4. Command language operating on distributed UIs in O/live. Mp4 (16 Mb), iTunes Video File (20 Mb), and HD Quicktime (240 Mb).
5. Using upperware in Octopus. Mp4 (24 Mb), iTunes Video File (28 Mb), and HD Quicktime (312 Mb).
6. Using drag-and-drop to interact with upperware in Octopus. Mp4 (18 Mb), iTunes Video File (21 Mb), and HD Quicktime (228 Mb).

Plan B

Introductory system demonstration for Plan B 3rd edition. Demonstrations for particular system features follow. Read the description before watching the video. An overview demo for old the system (using a previous version) is linked below.

1. Planb environment demo. Google video, Description. Video (15Mb), (6Mb), or (2Mb and very bad quality).
2. Plan B resource volumes demo. Google video, Description. Video (11Mb), (4Mb).
3. Omero user interfaces demo. Google video, Description. Video (10Mb), (2Mb).

• Old Plan B system demo. Google video, English version. Also available in low quality for dial up lines.
• Old Plan B system demo. Spanish version. Also available in low quality for dial up lines.

Images

• Two Octopus terminals at the office, one running a main screen and another running an auxiliary screen. Editing using both at the same time is feasible, and some of the UIs shown in the top-level row are replicated among the screens without the application knowing. This image shows a screenshot of a Octopus terminal while it was running at home (with the PC at the office).
• The corridor has some screens (nemo's), (enrique's and paurea's) displaying who is where and arrows pointing to the right direction.
• In the lab we have a walldisplay with context information, incluiding posters changing depending on the users present and a voice and sound volume.
• Our server is a 5TB AoE server with Plan 9.
• In the lab we run Plan B terminals and Octopus terminals (the one shown was using acme).
• A screenshot of a Plan B terminal.
• Nemo's office is equiped with three screens: a 19" TFT as Primary Screen, a projector as the Main Screen and a 15" touchscreen as Other Screen. Nemo also uses his laptop and a tablet PC as terminals.
• Katia usually works with her laptop PC attached to a 17" TFT. Her office is also equiped with another 17" TFTs and a workstation.
• Enrique's office is provided with two workstation and two 17" TFTs as Primary and Main Screens. He also works with his laptop computer.
• The Lab is equiped with a Mimio electronic whiteboard and multiple Mini-TX that are used as terminals. Outside the Lab, there is a Mini-TX that permits guest users access to context information (/who).
• We use Hexamite active RFIDs in order to get location information. LSUB users carry a transmiter (1, 2), and every LSUB member's office is equiped with a receiver(1, 2).
• We also use X10 sensors in order to adquire location information.