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This information was compiled for the most part at the start of a project I did in 1997. This page has not had a serious comprehensive update since then. Please bear this in mind while using this page.
WhatIsNew: http://www.whatisnew.com/ - This page describes several motherboards and chips, gives tips on configuring your system, and relays information from their suppliers about hardware restrictions, enhancements, and ship dates. (seen June 2003)
On this page, you can find information on:
Upgrading
Price your
desired configuration
Vendors list
Laptops
Peripherals and other hardware
Lab consoles
Various multimedia products
Data projection devices
Screens
Scanners and
optical character readers
Computer lab
furniture
Look here for an article on "Upgrading your Computer" (April 1995, TCP Online)
Build-your-own and price
your configuration online at:Acer | Apple | Compaq | Dell | Gateway | Hewlett-Packard | IBM | Micron | NEC
Acer; Buy direct at
http://www.shopacer.com/
Apple
at http://www.apple.com/
Compaq; buy direct at http://www.compaq.com/
Dell is at http://www.dell.com; also,
Dell Refurbished's Online Outlet sells completely tested, retested, and
guaranteed systems shipped in new boxes at http://www.dell.com/outlet
Gateway; buy direct at
http://www.gateway.com
Hewlett Packard; buy direct at
http://www.hp.com/
IBM;
bye direct at http://www.ibm.com
Micron - Check Micron's "Buyer's Guide"
for an explanation of components, such as Pentium II vs. MMX, pipeline vs. SRAM
cache, etc. Find distributors in Dubai, etc.
NEC; buy direct at
http://www.nec.com/
Hitachi
Winbook
Fujitsu
Hitachi
Olivetti
Some one-stop shops
Buy Comp at http://www.buycomp.com
CDW at
http://www.cdw.com
CompUSA Direct at
http://www.compusa.com
computershopper.com: http://www. computershopper.com
or maybe even http://cgi.zdnet.com/slink?12568:2827884
Damark at http://www.damark.com
Global
Computer at http://www.globalcomputer.com
J&R Comp World at http://www.jandr.com
Micro Warehouse at
http://www.microwarehouse.com or
http://www.warehouse.com
Misco USA
at http://www.miscousa.com
Midwest
Micro at http://www.mwmicro.com
Multiple Zones at http://www.pczone.com
NECX at
http://www.necx.com
PC Connections at
http://www.pcconnection.com
PCMall at http://www.pcmall.com
Tiger
Direct at http://www.tigerdirect.com
TC
Computers at http://www.tccomputers.com
John Wagner has listed the following manufacturers of CALL lab consoles. I will attempt to locate web sites. Further information can be had from:
Rex Alexander, Pattaya, Thailand, <mailto:rexall@writeme.com> in TESLCA-L (#1998-183) discusses a "software/networking solution called Net-school. Relatively inexpensive. Very user friendly. There is also a slightly more sophisticated and expensive version called Net-Support. It allows you to "broadcast" to all the networked computers whatever is on your screen in real time. The students see what you see. That is, you can show already prepared material, or you can use it as an electronic "white board" and type notes, instructions, or whatever on the fly, in real time. It also allows you to view each student's screen, and to demonstrate features interactively with students one-to-one."
On the same thread, Begum Mohamed Ibrahim asks "if any one had tried using Microsoft's Netmeeting for such demonstrations. For one thing, the price is right: it is free. For another, this may be a way round when computers are not networked. I believe the copy/pasting images on the whiteboard will facilitate one "to demonstrate protocols and techniques". I have been told that the Netmeeting whiteboard has been has been used quite successfully in sharing plans/maps/diagrams during real time teleconferencing in working environments.
For Macs, "there is a great Mac utility called Screen to Screen which does the trick. ...You can find out all about it at the following web site (and you can even download a fully workable demo--it gives you 15 days to try it out): http://www.poweronsw.com/html/screen_to_screen.html" sez Greg Reed, Benicia Middle School.
Info on: Audio Conferencing Systems, CD-ROM Production Tools, Cameras & Camcorders, Computer Tape Drives, Data Recorders, Digital Effects, Digital Television (DTV), Digital Transmission Products, Distance Learning, Duplication Systems, Editors, JumboTron, Learning Systems, Monitors, Printer Media/Paper, Printers, Pro Audio, Processing & Distribution Equipment, Projectors, Select Systems, Sony Integrated Solutions, Switchers, Tape Robotics, Video Servers, Videoconferencing Systems, Videotape and Disk Recorders can be found at Sony professional solutions
Some manufacturers of data projection devices:
3M
AmPro
Chisholm, http://www.chisholm.com
Cyclops
(interactive pointer)
Davis
Eiki
Epson
Hitachi
IDP
InFocus
NEC
n View
Panasonic
Philips
ProScreen
Proxima
Sanyo
Sony
Tegrity Digital
Telex
Unic
Vidikron,
http://home.vidikron.com/pages/vidikron/crt.html
ViewSonic
WolfVision, Austria, for "high end visualizers",
http://www.wolfvision.com/
Several projection devices are described at:
Fowler Productions, Inc.Video Projectors & Consultation Services
Rediffusion, http://www.rediffusion.com.sg/av/
Projection accessories: switchers, adaptors, cables
Ampro
Barco
Electrohome
Extron universal projector control
switcher
Hughes
Mitsubishi
NEC
Panasonic
Runco
Sony
A range of accessories is listed at http://www.whitlock.com/products/
Some vendors:
Promethean Interactive Whiteboards (ActivBoard)
http://www.promethean.co.uk/
Smart
Technologies Smart Board Interactive Whiteboard
http://www.smarttech.com/
Dalite
Draper
Stewart
Vutec
Data projection screens you can write on
Walltalkers 'presentation dry erase wall coverings' come with wallpaper or self-adhesive backing, http://www.walltalkers.com/
Wayne Fulton explains scanning in piercing detail at http://www.cyberramp.net/~fulton/scans.html
Harriertech at http://www.harriertech.com/scanners.htm
PC Webopaedia explains scanning hypertextually at http://www.sandybay.com/pc-web/optical_scanner.htm
The Scanner Authority has a set of Scanner Resources at http://www.dpi-scanner-authority.com/288int/Resource/resmain.html
For OCR there are essentially two decent choices:
To analyze results, you can use a program such as LXR-Test at http://www.lxrtest.com
Michael Bush answers a query to CALICO-L, Feb 1999:
"I have a Yamaha CD-RW (16x4x4) internal in my machine at school and I see an ad here for it in Midwest Micro for $399. There is a slower Yamaha (16x2x2) next to it in the catalog for $299.
I have a Ricoh CD-RW here at home that I like quite a lot and I paid $400 for it last summer. I think it is a (16x2x2), but I cannot find the docs for it.
The following vendors provide furniture appropriate to computer labs.
American Desk Manufacturing Co., http://www.amdesk.com/class_quad.htm
Bretford Manufacturing via Office Techniques Information Services, http://www.otisnet.com/Oti/bretford.htm
Fixtures Furniture via Office Techniques Information Services, http://www.otisnet.com/Oti/fixtures.htm
Global Computer Supplies, URL found via Altavista but does not connect; fax: +1-310-637-6191
Howe Furniture Corp.
H. Wilson Company, http://www.hwilson.com/hwe_cmwk.htm and http://www.hwilson.com/hwe_cmtf.htm
Krueger International (KI), fax: +1 414 468 0280
LL Business Furniture via Webresults, http://www.webresults.com/llbusiness/computer.htm
Micro Computer Accessories
Novadesk, has furniture for recessed monitors, http://www.novadesk.com/products/, email sherman@repworks2.com
Office Techniques Information Services, http://www.otisnet.com/Oti/linecard.htm; lists web pages dedicated to over a dozen equipment manufacturers
Paragon, http://www.paragon.com/economy.htm; clustered work stations
Renaissance for Learning, Education & Instructional Technology Services, http://www.sover.net/~ren/educat.html#ergo
Smith System, http://www.smithsystem.com/; Partner Learning Centers, Cluster Work Centers, etc.
Spectrum Industries via AA Blueprint, http://www.aablueprint.com/spectrum.htm
Steelcase, http://www.steelcase.com/
Synsor
Virco school furniture, http://www.virco-mfg.com/school.html
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