The Arches

Kwekubo

Are the rumours true that there is a public access computer room in the Arches under the rail bridge? I thought about going looking for them a couple of times last year but the scaffolding and hoardings from the building work put me off.

Boston

There was years ago.

Ron DMC

Old looking labs in there from the looks of it recently.

Abandoned looking even.They should do something with the space though to be honest.

Crash

Used to be where comp sci had their labs, prior to the prefabs iirc. Though I could be wrong on that one.

Boston

Your right afaik.

Any pics? Abandoned labs have 'lost world' cool factor attached to them..

uprooted shane

yea i wouldnt mind getting a few pics of it too! look so cool

xeduCat

The Arches lab was wonderful - the PAC lab was in the last arch (i.e. closest to Pearse station) and was split-level - PCs downstairs, Macs (coloured first-gen iMacs!) upstairs). Normally about 30 degrees and the whole room shook when trains went over. It's gone a long time, though. I used it heavily in first year (as I commuted).

godtabh

Ah I remember them the had old school blueberry imacs there. They were never used. Used to always get on there if I needed a computer

karlr42

Sounds interesting- seeing as the building work in that area has seemingly ended, let's hope that space gets put to good use- any wishlists?

Mark200

karlr42 wrote: »

Sounds interesting- seeing as the building work in that area has seemingly ended, let's hope that space gets put to good use- any wishlists?

Toilets? :pac:

Jonathan

karlr42 wrote: »

Sounds interesting- seeing as the building work in that area has seemingly ended, let's hope that space gets put to good use- any wishlists?

24 hour study space.

Colli_Flower86

In a 30 degree room that shakes every time the DART passes overhead?? Are you nuts? Who could study there?:eek:

TomCo

Are you talking about the IET lab?

Jonathan

Colli_Flower86 wrote: »

In a 30 degree room that shakes every time the DART passes overhead?? Are you nuts? Who could study there?:eek:

I would assume it is 30degrees from all the computer exhausts.

mathew

and for the majority of the time that the library is closed there are no darts to shake it...

Podge_irl

mathew wrote: »

and for the majority of the time that the library is closed there are no darts to shake it...

Some stupid ass express/cargo trains use that line at ungodly hours and there is also some stupid maintenance train that goes by slowly and loudly at 4 in the morning.

Jonathan

Podge_irl wrote: »

Some stupid ass express/cargo trains use that line at ungodly hours and there is also some stupid maintenance train that goes by slowly and loudly at 4 in the morning.

How long does a train take to pass... 3 mins at most?

That is still 57mins of study time an hour..

Podge_irl

jmccrohan wrote: »

How long does a train take to pass... 3 mins at most?

More like 5 seconds. It only annoyed me cause it kept waking me up when I was in Goldsmith, I can't imagine it would be massively detrimental to studying efforts.

For the time being though they seem intent on using that space for anything.

cailinoBAC

Aw, I remember the arches....24 hour computer room. Always loads of last minute projects being printed off at strange hours...

karlr42

Podge_irl wrote: »

some stupid maintenance train

I'd rather put up with that than die when my train goes off the rusted, un-tamped rails and plunges me into the Lloyd :P

mathew

cailinoBAC wrote: »

Aw, I remember the arches....24 hour computer room. Always loads of last minute projects being printed off at strange hours...

Dont the ham computer rooms serve that purpose now... without the disturbance from trains??

Jonathan

mathew wrote: »

Dont the ham computer rooms serve that purpose now... without the disturbance from trains??

LG12 not be a better choice seeing as you have access

mathew

well yes... now that I have my CS password sorted..
Presumably you'd have to stay in college if you were to use one of the rooms at 3am...

or have a 24hr study space for that matter.. since access is restricted after... what ever time they close the gates.......

karlr42

ssh.. hand between the gaps in the pearse st gate and swipe yourself in.. ssh

Jonathan

karlr42 wrote: »

ssh.. hand between the gaps in the pearse st gate and swipe yourself in.. ssh

At least use spoiler tags karl :P

hand between the gaps in the pearse st gate and swipe yourself in

mathew

does swipe access at that gate not end at a certain time.. or is that only swipe access in??

Ron DMC

College is fully locked down at midnight, all gates, swipes in and out. The only way in and out after 12 is front arch.


And on the topic of the abandoned labs, wouldn't it be cool if Walter Bishop got released from St. Jude's and repoened his lab to study all of his crazy experiments?

Boston

Unless you use the magical doors with the magical key.

IvyTheTerrible

xeduCat wrote: »

The Arches lab was wonderful - the PAC lab was in the last arch (i.e. closest to Pearse station) and was split-level - PCs downstairs, Macs (coloured first-gen iMacs!) upstairs). Normally about 30 degrees and the whole room shook when trains went over. It's gone a long time, though. I used it heavily in first year (as I commuted).

When I started in TCD in 98 I used to use that computer room on my way to lectures in the hamilton. I found it freezing cold in the mornings..

Also under one of the arches used to be the "bioresources centre" where they kept the rats and mice etc used for animal research. Very smelly. I don't know where it is now.

Boston

Boston wrote: »

Unless you use the magical doors with the magical key.

Or the magical doors to exit college without a magical key!