--- Forwarded Message from "Chapman, Annelie (ITC)" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Chapman, Annelie (ITC)" <[log in to unmask]> >To: LLTI <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #7987 Ideal Fac.Workstation >Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 11:42:24 -0700 Dear Mark, The config of your PC and Mac boxes seems pretty nice and complete. For the peripherals, I'd say the following are must-have's; the rest are nice (but might also be overkill or even overwhelming for some instructors): > - flatbed scanners: with auto-doc feeder > - CD-RW/DVD+/-RW external burners -- dual layer not necessary > - external hard drives - at least 250 GB (preferably FireWire and USB 2.0 - 1 > per machine?) -- only if the instructor is doing a lot of video production > - FireWire hubs > - USB 2.0 hubs > - microphones -- only if doing professional-quality recording, otherwise a decent headphone with MIC (with noise-cancelling) is adequate > - higher-end headphones WITH MIC > - webcams > - flash drives > - color laser printer > - surge protection These things are good for a digitizing station, but not sure a faculty member would want all this: > - 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 -- only if you don't have a mini-DV camera, which can function as a mini-DV player/drive for media processing > - digital still image cameras > - digital video cameras > - tripods Best, Annelie -- Annelie Chapman, Ph.D. Instructional Technology Coordinator UCLA Ctr for Digital Humanities (CDH) [log in to unmask] On 9/7/05 10:31 AM, "LLTI-Editor" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > --- Forwarded Message from "Mark R. Lauersdorf" <[log in to unmask]> --- > >> Subject: computer configurations for "ideal workstation" >> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >> From: "Mark R. Lauersdorf" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: [log in to unmask] >> CC: [log in to unmask] >> 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 > > ----------------------------------- > 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 > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > > > *********************************************** > LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for > Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and > Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). > Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. > Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) > ***********************************************