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Sunday November 22nd, 2009

 

Minimum Recommended System Configurations -November 2009

Summary: This document is directed at providing guidance for systems suitability for faculty and staff university
work. It aids departmental and workgroup computing support staff when recommending the purchase of faculty and staff laptop, desktop, and server computers.

Objectives:
  1. take full advantage of the Campus computing and network environment
  2. improve interoperability among computing platforms
  3. work with campus resources from off campus when possible
  4. encourage hardware acquisitions which remain usable for at least three year life cycles.

Note: Mimimum for our purposes does not mean marginal. The specicifations listed below are for computers that will be quite adequate for most users for at least four years.


Software Recommendations

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Operating System:

Productivity Software:

Email:

Internet Tools:

Dial-up Connectivity: Deprecated - as of 2007, most users have broadband service.

File Exchange Format:


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About this document
This document was prepared by the Office of Information Technology in coordination with UCI Computing Support Coordinators(CSCs)