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>Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 08:57:23 -0600
>From: "A. Allen Rowe" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #5760.1 pentium/celeron; RAM; flat screen, etc...(!)
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum    <[log in to unmask]>
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John states re flat screens redeeming their higher cost:
My reading of their performance is that they don't.  Their value is in
space saving and aesthetics.  Otherwise, they don't perform as well and
certainly don't offer a good price/performance ratio.

One might agree with John regarding other people's eyes.  As for my own,
the extra I invested in a flat screen has been worth every penny and
then some.  Eye fatigue is much much less for me!  Also I believe that
flat screens don't put off as much ELF and VLF radiation for any
concerned about that issue, although I have not metered mine to verify
that.  Anyone out there have some data on this?
Allen Rowe

LLTI-Editor wrote:
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> --- Forwarded Message from John de Szendeffy <[log in to unmask]> ---
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> >Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 09:13:29 -0400
> >From: John de Szendeffy <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
> >Organization: Boston University
> >To: Jeff Ruth <[log in to unmask]>,        Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum         <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Re: #5760 pentium/celeron; RAM; flat screen, etc...
> >References: <[log in to unmask]>
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> [A quick response to Jeff Ruth <[log in to unmask]>--I'm sure other
> will elaborate.]
> 
> >         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?
> 
> Celeron can be considerably slower for certain operations, even given
> the same clock speed.  Generally, the best price/performance ratio is
> offered by the the slowest of the current PIII offerings, that is,
> instead of the faster of the Celeron. (There are usually Good, Better,
> Best models offered at any one time by computer makers, the Good, in my
> opinion, offering the best p/p ratio).
> 
> >         2.  Is 128M of RAM likely to be adequate for a few years?
> >
> Depends entirely upon what you plan to do.  128 is minimum, but as these
> things get cheaper, it's usually better to have only the RAM you
> currently need and buy more later (unless you have limited RAM slots, in
> which case it might be cheaper to buy all you need now for the life of
> the machine rather then replace smaller chips later).
> 
> >         3.  How might flat screens redeem their higher cost in actual usage,
> > apart from their obvious more streamlined size?
> 
> My reading of their performance is that they don't.  Their value is in
> space saving and aesthetics.  Otherwise, they don't perform as well and
> certainly don't offer a good price/performance ratio.
> 
> >         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?
> 
> My experience has been that publishers make this up as they go along,
> and are very often willing to negotiate a deal better than their
> advertised rate.  For example, if their network license covers 100
> machines and you only have 20, negotiate a deal between the network and
> lab pack prices. I have done this with several publishers.  In any case,
> it doesn't hurt.
> 
> -John
> __________________________________________
> John de Szendeffy       <[log in to unmask]>
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> Center for English Language and Orientation Programs
> Boston University
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