--- Forwarded Message from Kirk Anderson <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 22:54:21 -0500 >To: [log in to unmask] >From: Kirk Anderson <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: an all-digital Mac LL ? Our Sony 5510 language lab, installed in 1988, is getting long in the tooth (read: failing) and we are looking at the options for a replacement. What I've been able to ascertain so far is that a preference for the Macintosh platform is a real liability here: neither Tandberg nor Sony nor CAN-8 offer an all-digital solution for a Mac lab. Mac's Network Assistant apparently permits many of the functions of those three systems, but alas the distribution of a video feed isn't one of them, and that's not something we are willing to pass up. This is frustrating for a Macintosh advocate, as the video and audio capabilities of any recent Mac are better than adequate. It's no secret that Wintel machines outnumber Macs by something like a 10/1 margin in the world at large, but the Mac OS has held its own in educational institutions, especially over the past 3 years. So I'm disappointed that none of the three companies I mentioned recognizes this. If assembling a true digital lab with Macs means piecing together a host of 3rd party hardware and software packages, well, then it's just not worth it. Our language lab doesn't have a full-time technical support team! So... is there something I've overlooked? I hope so. thanks in advance, Kirk Anderson Dept of French Studies Wheaton College MA