3.824 design of a computing lab (53)
Willard McCarty (MCCARTY@vm.epas.utoronto.ca)
Mon, 4 Dec 89 20:46:03 EST
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 824. Monday, 4 Dec 1989.
(1) Date: 4 December 1989, 09:14:34 EDT (18 lines)
From: FLANNAGA at OUACCVMB
Subject: computing lab for a small college
(2) Date: Mon, 4 Dec 89 08:47:03 EST (15 lines)
From: David.A.Bantz@mac.dartmouth.edu
Subject: Re: 3.815 design of a space? (37)
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Date: 4 December 1989, 09:14:34 EDT
From: FLANNAGA at OUACCVMB
Subject: computing lab for a small college
Just a few things for Joel Goldfield to think about. Anti-static
carpeting. Perhaps halogen, almost glare-free lighting, with the
equivalent of a tamper-proof basement skylight, for some access to the
outside (I am thinking of the poor plants). Air-conditioning, depending
on how the ventilation system in that building works. Individual
seating with enough lower-back support. Seating flexible enough so that
it can all face in one direction (that of the big screen and lectern)
for instruction. A laser printer and at least a hand-scanner would be a
useful addition to the equipment, since even university committees and
editors of scholarly journals are now getting used to seeing laser
output, with pictures. At least several machines either used as dumb terminals
or equipped with modems, either for direct access to telephone lines or to
the mainframe computer. At least a modestly-priced FAX. How much have
we gone over budget yet? Roy Flannagan
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 89 08:47:03 EST
From: David.A.Bantz@mac.dartmouth.edu
Subject: Re: 3.815 design of a space? (37)
One quick comment on the design of your computing facility: skip all those
dot matrix printers and invest in a laser printer & print server; save space,
eliminate some noise, increase the effectivness of the workstations, and have
some nice looking output; costs/workstation should be comparable to (perhaps
less than) providing .5 dot matrix printers/workstation.
---j_goldfi@unhh.bitnet (Joel Goldfield) wrote:
...We plan to include a number of interactive videodisc stations, but at least
microcomputers (not simply terminals) to create a total of between 15-20
stations. We'd like to have 1 dot-matrix printer for every 2 micros....