Academic Computing Services


Academic Computing Services (ACS) administers student microcomputer lab facilities and microcomputer classrooms, and provides software support. Additionally, University Computing Technologies (UCT) provides microcomputer sales, networking, and technical services to the campus community. More information concerning lab and classroom administration is available by calling 780-4339.

The following is a listing of the hardware available in the Portland and Gorham general student access microcomputer labs.

Portland Microcomputer Lab

                                              Diskette           Math
Nr.  Mrf.        Type   Memory  Monitor       Drives    CD-Rom  Coproc.
18   Tangent   Pentium  16MB    SVGA color     3.5"(1)     N      Y

18   Tangent   486      16MB    SVGA color     3.5"(2)     N      Y

19   Zenith    286       1MB     VGA color     3.5";5.25"  N      N

36   Zenith    8086    640KB     VGA color     3.5"(DSDD); N      N
                                               5.25"
7    Macintosh II CI     8MB     13" color     3.5"        Y      Y

4    Macintosh
          Centris 650    8MB     14" color     3.5"        Y      Y

3    Macintosh II CX     8MB     12" color     3.5"        N      Y

8    Macintosh Power PC 16MB     14" color     3.5"        N      Y

3    IBM  4039   networked laser printers

Gorham Microcomputer Lab


3    Tangent   Pentium  16MB    SVGA color     3.5"       N      Y

11   Tangent   486       8MB    SVGA color     3.5"(2)    N      Y

11   IBM       386       8MB     VGA color     3.5"       N      Y

7    Zenith    286       1MB     VGA color     3.5";5.25" N      N

14   Macintosh
          Centris 650    8MB     14" color     3.5"       Y      Y

3    Macintosh II CX     8MB     12" color     3.5"       N      Y

2    IBM  4039   networked laser printers



Many lab microcomputers also have access to dot-matrix printers.
Unless noted otherwise:  3.5" drives are DSHD;  5.25" drives are DSDD.




               (Source: Academic Computing Services)

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