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

>Subject: Ideal Faculty Workstation - updated list
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>From: "Mark R. Lauersdorf" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 22:28:53 -0400

With thanks to Annelie Chapman <[log in to unmask]>, Hajime Kumahata (via
iChat!) <[log in to unmask]>, Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]>, and Judy Shoaf
<[log in to unmask]>, here is a revised and expanded list for the "dream"
faculty workstation for digital project development.

The current project for which I was crafting this list has been budgeted, but I
will be maintaining and updating this list for future reference and will gladly
take additional comments and suggestions from you all.

Mark
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Dr. Mark R. Lauersdorf
Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Director of Language Learning Technology
Dept. of Modern & Classical Languages
1055 Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0027, USA

phone: ++ 859.257.7101
fax: ++ 859.257.3743
e-mail: [log in to unmask]

----- revised workstation 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 1394a card (FireWire 400 - multiple slots)
- ISO 1394b card (FireWire 800 - at least one slot)
- multiple USB 2.0 slots
- 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 (ideally two flatpanels at 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 1394a card (FireWire 400 - multiple slots)
- ISO 1394b card (FireWire 800 - at least one slot)
- mulitple USB 2.0 slots
- 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 (ideally two flatpanels at 19/20 inch)
- USB keyboard (ergonomic?)
- USB 2-button optical mouse with scroll wheel 
- higher-end external speakers
- 

Peripherals & Accessories
- flatbed scanners (with auto-doc feeder)
- slide scanners (individual and bulk?)
- CD-RW/DVD+/-RW external burners (dual layer?) (*in addition to* the internal
burners - allows for DVD  duplication)
- CD duplicator (bulk)
- external hard drives - at least 250 GB (preferably FireWire and USB 2.0 - 1
per machine? or perhaps 3x80 or  3x120 per machine instead of 1x250?)
- 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 (ISO 1394a & 1394b?)
- USB 2.0 hubs
- 1.44MB 3.5 Inch Floppy Drive 
- Iomega Zip drive
- universal memory card readers (for Compact Flash, Smart Media, MultiMedia
Card, Memory Stick, etc.)
- microphones
- higher-end headphones (potentially with noise-cancelling microphone)
- portable digital sound recorders (both with and without removable media)
- webcams
- digital still image cameras
- digital video cameras
- higher quality tripods (with good fluid video heads - Bogen, Gitzo)
- flash drives
- photo-quality color inkjet (for CD/DVD labels, ues of photo-grade papers)
- color laser printer
- 35mm slide projector (get one while they are still available!)
- LCD projector
- surge protection
- uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- CD shredder
- 
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