Computer pools hardware and software
The information on this web page is for students using the University's General Purpose Computing Pools and Computer Barns.
- Background
- Standard pool/barn PC hardware
- Standard pool/barn PC software
- Walkup PC standard software
- Lecture/Tutorial room PC additional software
- Adaptive Technology Suite PC additional software
Background
- General Purpose Computing Pools (including Library Training Rooms)
- Computer Barns (including casual computing areas in the campus Libraries)
- "WalkUp" PCs (for short-term email/web use only)
- A common set of "core" software installed in all pools/barns
- A
range of 120 additional (mostly) school-purchased software applications
(different set in each pool as requested for different courses)
Information Strategy and Technology Services manages the on-campus shared student IT facilities on the University's 5 main campuses. These facilities include:
Information on the locations of pools plus current software, hardware, opening hours etc. is available via the pools page UniSA Student Computer Pools
Standard Pool/Barn PC hardware
ISTS has a 3 year replacement cycle to keep student computer pool and computer barn equipment up to date and under warranty. The standard configuration of all new PCs purchased for general purpose pool and barn machines include the following:
- Intel Quad Core CPU
- LCD monitor (minimum 19")
- Sound cards and headphone sockets
- USB ports on the front of the PC for use with USB "flash drive" or "thumb drive" file storage devices (faster and more convenient than CD-RW)
- DVD-RW drive so students can use inexpensive re-writeable CD-RW disks to transport large data files
Standard Pool/Barn PC software
The standard operating environment in all the general purpose pools and barns include:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus (including Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Access 2010, Outlook 2010 and Publisher 2010)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Symantec Endpoint Protection (antivirus)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Ultimate Zip (WinZip-compatible file compression)
- Roxio Direct CD or Roxio Drag-to-Disk to read/write data files on CD+/-RW or DVD+/-RW drives
- EndNote
- SSH Secure Shell (more secure alternative to Telnet)
Walkup class standard software
The standard operating environment on all the general purpose Walkup class machines is:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Outlook 2010
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Antivirus
- Adobe Acrobat
- Ultimate Zip (WinZip-compatible file compression)
Lecture/Tutorial Room PC additional software
- Turning Point
Adaptive Technology Suite PC additional software
Adaptive Technoogy Suite PCs, located in the Library on each metropolitan campus, also have the following software
- Dragon Naturally Speaking
- Zoom Text
- Jaws
- Read and Write Gold
- Scanning software