[kirtar]

What we had planned to do is have 6 laptops connected to a server. At Boilermaker, we somewhat cheated because we had access to Purdue Airlink, and therefore could go through the internet without technically breaking any rules (we did not establish any networks, but rather accessed an existing one). We did not get power there as power is not allowed on the bleachers (fortunately, three people on the team have laptops with identical batteries).

At Buckeye, we were able to run power which was taped down to prevent tripping. We ran a server and three laptops as well as a camera.

At the Championship, I am not planning on having power although it would certainly be welcome (often the outlets are hard to come by). In addition, because of the limited number of people that we are taking, the system we used in the previous competitions is not viable. What will likely happen is just text comments being entered onto a computer for sorting purposes (and battery switching or use of an inverter).