Actually the lab is used for all CS and programming courses. The instructor settled on using gcc a couple of years ago due to quality/price problems with the Micro$oft stuff. Previous to the Linux migration we had Win2k on the machines and they did all their real work by logging into an Ultra 10 via VNC. It was admittedly not the best way to go, but did the trick for over two years. As a matter of fact it gave the students an advantage in the state programming competitions as they have always been held on Sun machines running gcc. We hope to be able to move many more labs within the district to Linux in the future.
The robotics stuff is mostly done with the Lego gear, although the students have gone way beyond what was thought to be possible with these little guys.
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Actually the lab is used for all CS and programming courses. The instructor settled on using gcc a couple of years ago due to quality/price problems with the Micro$oft stuff. Previous to the Linux migration we had Win2k on the machines and they did all their real work by logging into an Ultra 10 via VNC. It was admittedly not the best way to go, but did the trick for over two years. As a matter of fact it gave the students an advantage in the state programming competitions as they have always been held on Sun machines running gcc. We hope to be able to move many more labs within the district to Linux in the future. The robotics stuff is mostly done with the Lego gear, although the students have gone way beyond what was thought to be possible with these little guys.