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Information Commons - Computers

There are over 100 public computers available in the Information Commons on the 2nd floor of the Hardin Library. Four Multimedia Development Workstations are available in the Information Commons East, 50+ computers are available in the two Classrooms and close to 50 computers (PC & Macintosh) are available in the open areas of the Commons.

Please read the Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources from the University of Iowa Operations Manual.

PC Computers (open areas):
Hardware:
37 computers (21 in West, 16 in East)
Dell Optiplex GX620, small form factor
Pentium D Processor, Dual Core 3.0 GHz
1024 MB RAM
80 GB hard drive
DVD/CD-RW drive (Read DVDs and CDs, write CDs)
External 250 Zip drive available for checkout
External 1.44 Floppy Disk Drive (USB) available for checkout
17 inch flat panel display
SoundMax integrated digital audio
USB device connectivity
These machines use a separate printing system than the HawkID debit account.

Software: OS: Windows XP Professional
Internet:
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox 2.0
Secure CRT
Multimedia:
QuickTime
Real Player
Windows Media Player
Roxio Easy CD Creator 5

Utilities:
Aladdin Expander
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Citrix ICA Client
Productivity:
Microsoft Office 2003 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook)
Notepad
Inspiration 6
EndNote 9 with Word Integration
Cn3D
S-Plus
SPSS
SYSTAT
The SAS System
Additional software may be installed on a case-by-case basis for patrons.

 

Macintosh Computers (open areas):
Hardware:
4 computers
iMac, round base/flat panel display
G4 700 MHz PowerPC processor
256 MB RAM
40 GB hard drive
DVD/CD-RW drive (Read DVDs and CDs, write CDs)
External 250 Zip drive available for checkout
Integrated audio/video
USB and Firewire (IEEE 1394) device connectivity
Software: OS: Macintosh OS 10.4

These machines use the HawkID debit print account.
Internet:
Internet Explorer
Mozilla
Netscape

Applications:
AppleWorks 6
EndNote
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Script Editor
Simple Text
Multimedia & Development:
Adobe Photoshop
Code Warrior
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Macromedia Fireworks
Macromedia Freehand
iMovie
iTunes
QuickTime Player
Other:
Disc Burner
Disk Copy
Disk First Aid
Script Editor


 

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