--- Forwarded Message from "Mark R. Lauersdorf" <[log in to unmask]> --- >Subject: Ideal Faculty Workstation - updated list >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >From: "Mark R. Lauersdorf" <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >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 ----------------------------------- 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 - ---------- end ---------- *********************************************** 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]) ***********************************************