NERSC FY 1999 User Survey Results: User Information

Number of responses: 177

What NERSC resources do you use?

PVP Cluster	115	(65%)
Web Site	106	(60%)
Cray T3E	104	(59%)
Consulting Services	93	(53%)
HPSS	81	(46%)
Account Support	57	(32%)
Operations Support	23	(13%)
Math Server	8	(4%)
Visualization Server	7	(4%)
Other	5
PDSF (2)
Visualization lab
Teleconference seminars
AFS

How long have you used NERSC?

More than 3 years: 81 (48%), 6 months to 3 years: 68 (40%), less than 6 months: 21 (12%)

What desktop systems do you use to connect to NERSC?

(Percentages may sum to greater than 100% since each user could choose multiple platforms.)

SUMMARY
UNIX	147	(85%)
PC	66	(38%)
MAC	46	(27%)
XTerminal	2	(1%)
VAX/VMS	1	(1%)
SPECIFIC OPERATING SYSTEMS
Linux	65	(38%)
Sun Solaris	65	(38%)
Apple MacIntosh	46	(27%)
SGI IRIX	39	(22%)
Windows 98	31	(18%)
Windows 95	29	(17%)
IBM AIX	25	(14%)
DEC OSF	22	(13%)
HP HPUX	21	(12%)
Windows NT	20	(12%)
Windows 3.0	2	(1%)
DOS	2	(1%)
OS/2	1	(1%)

How often do you connect to NERSC from:

Location	Often	Sometimes	Never
Office	144	32	0
Home	37	74	43
Elsewhere	2	50	58

Connection type:

Location Ethernet Cable Modem DSL ISDN Modem

Office 158 1 0 2 1

Home 11 28 2 7 65

Elsewhere 31 1 1 0 11

Total 200 30 3 9 77

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