The Open Computing Environment Abstract:This paper describes the implementation of hip.atr.co.jp as part of the open computing environment now in use within the ATR Auditory and Visual Perception and Human Information Processing research laboratories. Portions of this implementation, particularly Domain Name Service (DNS), have been adopted for use throughout ATR. This is not a tutorial on network environments nor is it very difficult. The important programs, all simple shell scripts or data files, are included. This paper has no technological significance whatsoever. It is an embarrassment to the author to even describe this. However, documentation is warranted because of the unfortunate efforts expended to overcome the parochialism of all to many people. There are three people here at ATR who through a combination of political and technical support, made hip.atr.co.jp a reality. They are: Yohichi Tohkura for his endorsement of the idea, Shigeru Katagiri for his authority needed to sway people's views and his recognition of the idea's validity, and finally, Satoru Fujita who very quickly picked up the ideas behind the uniform environment and helped tremendously. There were others who supported the idea, but these three actively supported the idea.