Athena "clusters" are public computer labs that are located throughout the MIT campus.
Benefits
The clusters are available 24 hours a day.
Key Features
See all Athena Clusters on the MIT Map.
Learn more about the general-use Athena clusters maintained by IS&T.
Other Computing Resources
Find electronic classrooms, where you can teach a class using custom software.
Check out the learning environments maintained by OEIT.
Requirements
Use of the Athena facilities is restricted to MIT students, faculty, staff, and other Athena account owners. (See the rules for Athena facilities in the Athena Rules of Use.)
Getting Started
To enter these facilities, you need to know the cluster lock combination. The combination changes annually on October 1st. To find out this combination, enter the following command at your athena% prompt: tellme combo.