C3SL – Center for Scientific Computing and Free Software.
CPU – Central Processing Unit, refers to the main processor chip on a computer motherboard, not the computer as a whole.
COTS – Commercial Off The Shelf, describes hardware or software that may be purchased rather than designed and built.
FOSS - Free and Open Source Software.
MPPT – Maximum Power Point Tracker, a style of solar charge controller.
multi-seat – A type of system architecture in which many workstations are built onto a single machine.
PIC – The company that produces the microcontroller used, may also refer to the microcontroller itself.
PV – Photo-Voltaic, i.e. solar panel.
PXE – Pre-boot eXecution Environment, a manner of booting computers over the network without a locally installed operating system.
OLPC – One Laptop Per Child.
OSS – Open Source Software.
system architecture – The term used within this document to describe how the style in which the workstations are deployed.
thin client – A client computer that relies on a central server for a majority of its processing tasks.
Appendix V - References and Recommended Reading
Hankins, Mark, and Francis Njeru. Solar Electric Systems for Africa : A Guide for Planning and Installing Solar Electric Systems in Rural Africa. Ed. Timothy Simalenga. Beverly: Commonwealth Secretariat, 1995. 7-8.
http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/solar.htm
World Insolation Map: http://www.sunwize.com/info_center/insolmap.htm
Sun path chart: http://www.oksolar.com/images/solar_path_large.jpg
Outback Power Flexmax User Manual: http://www.outbackpower.com/pdfs/manuals/flexmax.pdf
