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Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) maintains three Design Workstations, as well as other computers dedicated to equipment throughout our space.

Members can use our computers, and installed software, without any additional required training (Level 1).



 


Classes and Training

New Member Orientation

Area Contact — Volunteers needed

To help out with the computers at PPM, post your ideas and comments on Slack #computing channel.

Classes

PPM announces all its Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup

Training

  • Do not expect files on the computers to be saved, use your own thumb drive or cloud backup.
  • Computers are for professional use only.

Tips

Links to external sites:

Windows 10
17 ways to speed up Windows 10 — COMPUTERWORLD
Windows 11
Windows 11 AI features you can use today — COMPUTERWORLD
Windows 12
How to try tomorrow’s new features, today — PCWorld

Equipment Lists

Design Workstations 1-3

Picture Computer Application
Software
Monitors CPU GPU(s) Memory Storage Network Speed,
Wired
System
Software
Design Workstation 1
Design Workstation 1

(height adjustable desk)

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Autodesk Fusion,

PrusaSlicer, VCarve Pro Trial Edition 11.5,

OpenOffice,
and more.

22" Lenovo

LS2223

(3x)

Intel Core

i5‑7600K

3.80GHz

32 GB

DDR4 SDRAM

465 GB 920 Up,

875 Down (Mbps)

Microsoft Windows 10 Home

(NOT upgradeable to Windows 11)

Design Workstation 2
Design Workstation 2

(height adjustable desk)

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Adobe Creative Cloud,

Autodesk Fusion, CorelDRAW X6,

PrusaSlicer, Lychee Slicer,

LightBurn, VCarve, G-Wizard calculator
and more.

22" Acer

V226HQL

(2x)

Intel Core

i7‑9700

3.00GHz

Nvidia

Quadro P620

32 GB

DDR4 SDRAM

930 GB 935 Up,

870 Down (Mbps)

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

(upgradeable
to Windows 11)

Design Workstation 3
Design Workstation 3

(height adjustable desk)

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Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom Classic,

Autodesk Fusion,

PrusaSlicer, VCarve, G-Wizard calculator,
and more.

27" HP 2711x,

27" Samsung p2770FH

Intel Core

i7-7700T

2.9GHz

16 GB

DDR4 SDRAM

1000 GB

HDD

928 Up,

852 Down (Mbps)

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

(NOT upgradeable to Windows 11)

Application software common to all PPM Design Workstations:
Brave, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox browsers
Visual Studio Code, Inkscape, Blender, and HWiNFO64
Autodesk Meshmixer 3.5
Design workstations ONLY! No Facebook, social media, or random browsing.


Monitors

Picture Item Manufacturer/
Model
Location
VIZIO E320VL kiosk.jpg
32" 720p HDMI Monitor

with VR15 remote

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VIZIO

E320VL

Front (North) Door
Vizio mounted on concrete wall
70" 4k HDMI (5x) Monitor

and universal remote

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VIZIO

M70-C3

Classroom and Meeting Area
HDMI Monitor kiosk
46” HDMI

LCD Monitor

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SAMSUNG

LN46C630K1F

Front (North) Door
VIZIO VO320E.jpg
32" 720p HDMI Monitor

with VR2 remote

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VIZIO

VO320E

Electronics
46" smart TV
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SAMSUNG

UN46ES7100F

Electronics

Peripherals

Picture Item Manufacturer/
Model
Reference
Materials
SpaceMouse, wired
SpaceMouse (2)

(wired)

3Dconnexion

SpaceMouse Compact

online pdf


3Dconnexion Forum

DVD Drive

(USB Slim)

DELL/

DW316

dell website

Macintosh Computers

Picture Item Manufacturer/
Model
Application
Software
System
Software
CPU/
Graphics
Memory Storage
Macintosh

27-inch iMac

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Apple

A1312

Keynote 9.1, Numbers 6.1, Pages 8.1

GarageBand, iMovie

Preview, Terminal

Inkscape 1.3.2

Arduino 1.8.19

Safari, Chrome, Firefox

Homebrew, Xcode 10.1

VSCode 1.83.1, BBEdit 12.6.7

LycheeSlicer, PrusaSlicer

MacOS

High Sierra - Version 10.13.6

2.93 GHz Intel Core i7

ATI Radeon HD 5750 1024 MB

24 GB 1 TB SATA SSD

1 TB SATA HDD

Bluetooth keyboard Apple

A1255

mouse
Macintosh computer Apple

G4

? ? (2) quad-core 2.26 GHz
Intel Xeon processors
15 GB ?
monitor Apple
keyboard Apple
mouse Apple

Donations Received

Wish List

USB to SATA adapter or docking station
Pikes Peak Makerspace is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, so we can provide a receipt for any donations you make.

Benefits

PPM members enjoy discounts at the following local merchants:
(bring proof of membership)
Company Website Benefit Directions to
Logo WOODCRAFT
Woodcraft of Colorado Springs 10% discount    4438 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Logo CO Lumber
CO Lumber Specialties 10% discount 3636 Stone Avenue
Logo General Air
GENERAL AIR 10% discount 3031 N Nevada Ave.
Logo ACE
ACE Hardware Uintah Gardens 10% discount 1830 W Uintah Street
Map of stores that provide PPM member discounts
Map of helpful local resources curated by our makers
At home LightBurn subscriptions can be purchased at a discounted rate for being a PPM member.
The discount code is saved as a Pinned Message in our 'laser-cutter' channel in Slack.

Policies

Red Tags

If equipment needs repairs, place a Red Tag on it and report it via the Pikes Peak Makerspace Slack channel #red-tags-issues
This advises others on the malfunctioning equipment and ensures that actions can be taken to service/repair the equipment.

Related Pages

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

  Computers — Vintage  
  Ubuntu  
  Printers  
  Infrastructure at PPM  
  Classroom and Meeting Area  
  Arduino  
  Raspberry Pi  
Linux Tools
Software Tips
QR Codes

Hand-Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

Homebrew — The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux)
HWiNFO — Free System Information, Monitoring and Diagnostics
Understanding different types of USB cables — Android Authority
Speedtest by Ookla — test the performance of your Internet connection
The Mother of All Demos — on Wikipedia
A landmark (1968) demonstration of windows, hypertext, graphics, efficient navigation and command input, video conferencing, the computer mouse, word processing, dynamic file linking, revision control, and a collaborative real-time editor by computer pioneer Doug Engelbart.

For Additional Help

Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
List of all PPM Slack channels
Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.

Search the PPM Wiki — include Content pages as well as Multimedia.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative processes by providing shared space, shared tools, materials, software, and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.