How to read it Mac mini — the daily workhorse 128GB Studio — heavy work 256GB Ultra — biggest local model 512GB research node NVIDIA lab computer — for teaching software that runs on NVIDIA graphics chips Spare — kept switched off until another computer fails Cloud — Public class only This whole page is a plan, not an inventory. Small blocks in a bay are individual computers. Thicker lines mean more conversations can run at the same time. An outlined bay is one this budget has not filled — nothing here is bought or installed.

The topology

What is actually installed, and what is wired to what: people and their devices, the campus network, sign-on, the front doors, the router pair, the serving room and the machines racked in it, the storage and control plane behind them, monitoring and Jamf, backups, and the gate to the cloud.

How to use this page. Move the money and watch the room fill: an outlined bay is one this budget has not paid for yet. Click any box — or tab to it and press Enter — for what it is, what it does, and which part of the plan proves it.

One-time equipment and launch money

$120,000

Partial coverage

How busy a day

The optional high-memory research computer

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The topology — what is installed, and what is wired to what