MOTA, also known as Mathie Organization of Technological Aid is an obscure organization that maintains all the computer systems in and around the UW campus. It was formed in 1989 to handle the increasing traffic of the UW network. As they traffic through the UW network grow larger, members of MOTA have to work harder to ensure that the campus network won't go down at the worse possible moment (or at any moment for that matter).
The offices of MOTA are located at the 7th floor of MC. The people of MOTA are very dedicated professionals and are not impressed when someone walks in for no reason. However, if you have any questions concerning technology, they will be more than happy to answer them.
Whenever you run a program in the lab, surfing the net, sending/recieving e-mail, or opening files, MOTA is at work. They work around the clock so that your terminal won't freeze when you are trying to get your CS project to run. People of MOTA also works diligently to ensure that the printers are up and running at all times. After all, there are very few, if any, things worse than having half of your print job disappearing into thin air when the due time of the paper is merely minutes away.
These days members of MOTA are working hard on creating a quantum computer that can be used by people. Currently they also work on creating a monitor that has projection TV-quality graphics regardless of what the video card is.
MOTA is always looking for new members of the team. If you want to join the MOTA team and think you have the abilities to join it, please contact Mark McDermot, C.O.O. and director of MOTA, at his office in MC7056. This offer is not limited to only mathies. Anyone in the UW community who is proficient at technology and is a fast learner is welcomed to join the MOTA team.
As MOTA works on projects that are known only to a selected few, tours of MOTA are not offered at this time.
This message is brought to you by MOTA and Jason "the Screamer" Lau