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 These systems are configured similarly to the desktops and lab machines and can be used interchangeably with them.  They are configured with 16 hyperthreads, 64GB of RAM, 450GB /local partition, and mount the NFS home directory.
 The purpose of these systems is to support instructional computing.
+====VDesk====
+You can access virtual machines that are configured to be used as CSIL Linux machines.  The OS is Ubuntu linux.  They mount your CS home directory.  Instructions can be found at [[techstaff:vdesk|here]].
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 ====Second Monitors====
-Some students have second monitors.  These were given on a first-come, first-served basis.  Techstaff had a large number of older monitors that we felt was better used by being given to students than by sitting on a shelf.  That stash has been exhausted.  First years are getting new 27" 4K monitors that have much higher resolution than the older 1080P monitors.
+Some students have second monitors.  These were given on a first-come, first-served basis.  Techstaff had a large number of older monitors that we felt was better used by being given to students than by sitting on a shelf.  That stash has been exhausted.  All PhD students are getting new 27" 4K monitors that have much higher resolution than the older 1080P monitors.