--- Forwarded Message from "Mark R. Lauersdorf" <[log in to unmask]> ---

>Subject: computer configurations for "ideal workstation"
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>Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 14:11:16 -0400

Only a few people shared their dreams for the ideal faculty project development
workstation with me.  So I thought I would try priming the pump by sending out
the list that has been gathered so far.

Any and all additions/annotations/comments/suggestions are welcome.

Mark

----- faculty workstation "wish list" -----

PC Box
- Pentium 4 Processor (at least 3 GHz)
- Windows XP Professional, SP2 
- memory - at least 1 GB (preferably 2 GB)
- hard drive - at least 250 GB
- higher-end video card
- higher-end audio card
- wireless card
- ethernet card (at least 100baseT)
- ISO 1394 card (FireWire - multiple slots)
- multiple USB 2.0 slots
- 1.44MB 3.5 Inch Floppy Drive 
- CD-RW/DVD+/-RW (dual layer?) (DVD burners seem to be in flux - better to go
external than internal?)
- monitor - flatpanel at least 19/20-inch
- USB keyboard (ergonomic?)
- USB 2-button optical mouse with scroll wheel 
- higher-end external speakers


Mac Box
- Power Mac dual G5 processor (at least 2 GHz) tower
- OS 10.4 (Tiger)
- memory - at least 1 GB (preferably 2 GB)
- hard drive - at least 250 GB
- higher-end video card
- higher-end audio card
- wireless card
- ethernet card (at least 100baseT)
- ISO 1394 card (FireWire - multiple slots)
- mulitple USB 2.0 slots
- Iomega Zip drive
- CD-RW/DVD+/-RW (dual layer?) (DVD burners seem to be in flux - better to go
external than internal?)
- monitor - flatpanel at least 19/20-inch
- USB keyboard (ergonomic?)
- USB 2-button optical mouse with scroll wheel 
- higher-end external speakers


Peripherals & Accessories
- flatbed scanners
- slide scanners (individual and bulk?)
- CD-RW/DVD+/-RW external burners (dual layer?) (if none internal)
- CD duplicator (bulk)
- external hard drives - at least 250 GB (preferably FireWire and USB 2.0 - 1
per machine?)
- analog audio players (cassette & LP vinyl)
- analog video players (VHS VCR - multi-standard NTSC/PAL/SECAM?)
- analog-digital audio conversion boxes
- analog-digital video conversion boxes
- miniDV player
- FireWire hubs
- USB 2.0 hubs
- universal memory card readers (for Compact Flash, Smart Media, MultiMedia
Card, Memory Stick, etc.)
- microphones
- higher-end headphones
- webcams
- digital still image cameras
- digital video cameras
- tripods
- flash drives
- color laser printer
- surge protection
- CD shredder

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Dr. Mark R. Lauersdorf
Associate Professor of Linguistics
Director of Instructional Technology
Dept. of Modern & Classical Languages
1055 Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA

phone: ++ 859.257.7101
fax: ++ 859.257.3743
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