Computers
Last revision November 2, 2010
Twenty Apple iMac computers were purchased in August 2008. They have the following specifications:
- 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo processor
- 4 GB RAM
- 20 inch (diagonal) monitor, 1680x1050 pixels
- ATI Radeon 2400XT graphics processor with 128 MB video memory
- 250 GB Serial ATA hard drive
- CD and DVD reader/burner
- USB v2 and Firewire ports in back (right side)
- Built-in webcam (use Silverlight under Windows or iChat under Mac OS X to control)
The PCs boot either 64-bit Windows 7 Pro (default) or Mac OS X 10.6.8 (optional). Hold down the "Option" key while restarting to select the desired operating system. Power button is on back left side. See the lab FAQ for more information on using the computers.
See the Supported Software list for the applications currently installed under each operating system.
