Operation of DEIMOS requires various computers, which are summarized in the following table.
| Name | Function | Type | OS | Access | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| polo | Instrument interface host (GUIs) | Sun Ultra-4 | Solaris 8 | rlogin/ssh polo | K2 computer room | |
| keamano | Instrument control host (daemons) | Sun Ultra-5 | Solaris 8 | rlogin/ssh keamano | K2 computer room | Hosts code for diskless crates |
| deivme | Science CCD crate | ?? | VxWorks | rlogin deivmep (from polo/keamano) | K2 computer room | Diskless crate; boots VxWorks from keamano |
| fcsvme | FCS CCD crate | ?? | VxWorks | rlogin fcsvmep (from polo/keamano) | K2 computer room | Diskless crate; boots VxWorks from keamano |
| roto | DEIMOS rotator control | Intel-based laptop | RedHat Linux 2.2.16 | ssh rotop (as kics@polo) | DEIMOS cradle | Diskless crate; boots Linux from keamano |