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Re: #4821.3 Any labs using iMacs?
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We are also starting to think of upgrading our LC-630 lab to an iMac lab. 
The two reasons for this switch is that we are going to have to replace our 
server (a PM 9100) and we are now starting to encounter software that the 
LC's can't run. Most troublesome to date has been RealPlayer.

Our biggest concern is that the LC-630's each have a video/tuner card 
installed so students can watch the french stations from the university's 
cable feed. At the moment it looks like we will have to give this up if we 
go with iMacs. Avid has just announced a video capture device for iMac's 
but it will not solve this problem. The other option as I see it is to keep 
our LC lab and replace our tandberg lab with iMac's which raises all the 
questions about running a completely digital lab (transferring tape 
cassette materials to digital format), and may be a hard sell to our 
faculty members.

Other questions we have:
Is anyone currently using Apple's Network Assistant? Do instructors use the 
remote assistance features?

We are struggling with the issue of multimedia applications developed to be 
used on cd-rom. Does anyone have a good solution to serving these up from a 
central server?

Well that's more questions than answers I'm afraid. As always any responses 
will be most appreciated and can be sent to me directly or to the list.

Jennifer

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Jennifer Bates
Instructional Design Specialist
Centre for Distance Education Development and Support
School of Continuing Edcuation
Memorial University
(709) 737-8709
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