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>From: Jeff Ruth <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: pentium/celeron; RAM; flat screen, etc...
>Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:51:05 -0400

As my department weighs options for a new language learning center we'd like
to get any feedback from listserve members who have experiences with certain
technical aspects. If we end up with about 25 networked computers,

        1.  Will a Pentium III processor on each PC prove to be worth the
extra cost relative to a Celeron of about the same
                 speed?

        2.  Is 128M of RAM likely to be adequate for a few years?

        3.  How might flat screens redeem their higher cost in actual usage,
apart from their obvious more streamlined size?

        4.  Is there a useful website or other info source to clue us into
typical licensing procedures and costs of CDs and
                other language learning software for a lab setting?

Many thanks for your feedback,

Jeff Ruth
Foreign Languages Dept.
East Stroudsburg Univ. (PA)