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> Consider the set of tasks associated with getting the system up and running. WCS runs on Sun Workstation as a standalone or remotely, or a on a Mac with an ethernet connection remotely over the NSFnet, or, with less functionality, on a PC over the net. Prior to using WCS, one must buy the appropriate computer; identify and buy the appropriate windows-based interface; use communications protocol such as telnet and / or FTP; and locate the remote address where you "get" or operate the system. Each of these tasks requires that people trained in biology acquire skills taken for granted by systems developers. The latter have interpersonal and organizational networks that help them obtain necessary technical information, and also possess a wealth of tacit knowledge about systems, software, and configurations. For instance, identifying which version of X Windows to use on a workstation means understanding what class of software product X Windows is, installing it, and then linking its configuration properly with the immediate or remote link. Following instructions to "download the system via FTP" requires an understanding of file transfer protocols across the Internet, knowing which issue of the Worm Breeder's Gazette lists the appropriate electronic address, and knowing how FTP and X Windows work together. | > Consider the set of tasks associated with getting the system up and running. WCS runs on Sun Workstation as a standalone or remotely, or a on a Mac with an ethernet connection remotely over the NSFnet, or, with less functionality, on a PC over the net. Prior to using WCS, one must buy the appropriate computer; identify and buy the appropriate windows-based interface; use communications protocol such as telnet and / or FTP; and locate the remote address where you "get" or operate the system. Each of these tasks requires that people trained in biology acquire skills taken for granted by systems developers. The latter have interpersonal and organizational networks that help them obtain necessary technical information, and also possess a wealth of tacit knowledge about systems, software, and configurations. For instance, identifying which version of X Windows to use on a workstation means understanding what class of software product X Windows is, installing it, and then linking its configuration properly with the immediate or remote link. Following instructions to "download the system via FTP" requires an understanding of file transfer protocols across the Internet, knowing which issue of the Worm Breeder's Gazette lists the appropriate electronic address, and knowing how FTP and X Windows work together. | ||
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|Text=<@690574739785121815> can probably point to others, including his own work with the [[GLOBE system]] 🙂 | |||
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my examples are more the latter.
there are also strong roots in this idea of Infrastructure in CSCW, studying lots of attempts to get scientists to adopt new infrastructure and why they... didn't work.
one challenge is the Claim that "infrastructures often fail because of the inertia of the installed base" (existing software, workflows, norms, institutions, legal codes, etc.)
one decent entry point Source on this: Information Infrastructures and the Challenge of the Installed Base
another classic Source on Infrastructure is Steps Toward an Ecology of Infrastructure: Design and Access for Large Information Spaces
<@690574739785121815> can probably point to others, including his own work with the GLOBE system 🙂
Source: Infrastructuring for Cross-Disciplinary Synthetic Science: Meta-Study Research in Land System Science