1.83 GHz 17" iMac Intel Core Duo [Jun 2006] (back to top)
CPU: 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo
RAM: 1GB
Drives: 160GB HDD, "Super" drives (DVD+RW DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Built-in microphone and iSight camera
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The Intel Core Duo packs two execution cores on a single silicon chip. A feat of advanced fabrication technology, this processor includes a generous 2MB of shared L2 Smart Cache and sophisticated Dynamic Power Coordination technology. Its superefficient design enables awesome performance while consuming very little energy. The upshot? It’s possible to fit dual-core horsepower into a 1-inch-thin enclosure.

Multimedia Center: All scanner Macs are now Intel iMacs.

Classrooms: There are 21 machines in 1705A and 36 in 1745. Both of these classrooms are on the 1st floor of the Marriott Library.

Burbidge: There are 20 machines in the Burbidge Lab.

Other Labs: The A. Ray Olpin University Union, Benchmark, and Sage Labs will receive one to five machines each.

2 GHz 17" iMac G5 [Jun 2005] (back to top)
CPU: 2 GHz PowerPC G5
RAM: 512MB
Drives: 160GB HDD, "Super" drives (DVD+RW DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
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Marriott Library: There are two 17" iMac G5s in the open area of the Multimedia Center (MMac-26, 66), 5 in the consultation area (MCMac-3—7), and 3 internet kiosks (MIEMac-1—3). There are also twenty-one in the 1705A classroom, three in Government Documents, and two in the Fine Arts library.

Dual 2 GHz Power Macintosh G5 [Jun 2004] (back to top)
CPU: 2 x 2 GHz PowerPC G5
RAM: 512MB
Drives: 160GB HDD, "Super" drives (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 9600 Pro
SCL PR Page | G5 Introductory Movie (QuickTime stream)

Not only is the PowerPC 970 — the "G5" — the first 64-bit personal computer microprocessor, but it is fully backwards compatible with 32-bit PowerPC software — which means it can run all Mac OS X software without modification. 64-bit integers can store a range of values 4.3 billion (4.3 thousand million) times as large as 32-bit integers. The PowerPC 970 also has arguably the most advanced architecture of any PC microprocessor. The Power Macintosh G5 is not only the first 64-bit PC, but it is also the first PC with a number of powerful technologies — such as HyperTransport and 133 MHz PCI-X — all of which boost overall performance.

Multimedia Center: There are eighty Power Mac G5s in the open area (MMac-1—80). Six more have been setup for Video Editing (MVMac-1—6).

Classrooms: There are also one each in the 1705B, 1705E, and 1705F conference rooms and the 1715 and 1725 classrooms.

A. Ray Olpin University Union: There are four G5s in the Union Lab (UMac-15—18).

Benchmark Heritage Center: There are eight G5s in the Heritage Center Lab (PMac-4—11).

Sage Point: There are seven in the Sage Point teaching lab (SMac-1—3, SMac-6—9).

800MHz 15" iMac G4 [July 2003] (back to top)
CPU: 800 MHz PowerPC G4
RAM: 768MB
Drives: 60GB HDD, "Combo" drives (DVD-ROM, CD-RW), some have Zip 250 and/or 3.5" diskette drives
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These computers are approximately twice as fast — in some cases more like thrice as fast — as the computers they replace, and have at least twice as much RAM.

Marriott Library: Two internet kiosks in the Multimedia Center (MIEMac-4, 5) and the public kiosks in the library are 15" iMacs.

Sage Point: The Sage Point teaching lab has seventeen 15" iMacs (SMac-4&5, SMac-10—24). The much more compact design allows for greater class interaction, as the instructor and the students can now see each other. All feature Zip 250MB and 3.5" 1.44MB diskette drives.

Benchmark Heritage Center: Five 15" iMacs are available for patrons using the open lab in the Heritage Center (PMac-1—3, PMac-12&13). All feature Zip 250MB and 3.5" 1.44MB diskette drives.

A. Ray Olpin University Union: Thirteen 15" iMacs have been deployed in the open lab in the Union building (UMac-2—14). All feature Zip 250MB and 3.5" 1.44MB diskette drives. Four more are available in the lab as stand-up, internet kiosks. An additional five, without any removable media capabilities, have been put in the south hall of the Union — upstairs by the lobby — as internet kiosks.

1 GHz 17" iMac G4 [June 2003] (back to top)
CPU: 1 GHz PowerPC G4
RAM: 768MB
Drives: 80GB HDD, SuperDrives (CD & DVD burning), Zip 250 drives, some have 3.5" diskette drives
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Three 17" widescreen iMacs have been deployed in the labs. All machines have a SuperDrive — capable of reading and writing both CDs and DVDs. One is in the Union lab (UMac-1), one in the Benchmark lab (PMac-11), and one in the Sage Point teaching lab (SMac-25).

Dual 1.25 GHz Power Macintosh G4 [March 2003] (back to top)
CPU: 2x 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4
RAM: 768MB
Drives: 30GB system, 80GB scratch, SuperDrives (CD & DVD burning), Zip 250 drives, and VCRs
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Classrooms: The instructor station in the Fine Arts classroom is a Dual 1.25 GHz Power Macintosh G4.