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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 software
• Windows XP, Office 2007 and standard software

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Background

Information Strategy and Technology Services manages the on-campus shared student IT facilities on the University’s 5 main campuses.  These facilities include

• 38 General Purpose Computing Pools (including Library Training Rooms)
• 21 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 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 2007 Professional Plus (including Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Access 2007 and Outlook 2007)
• Microsoft Publisher 2007
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Symantec 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)

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