Published April, 2004 (Graduating Class of
2009)
Personal Computer Hardware Specifications
Minimum Laptop System (Note that 2 types of Processors Can be Selected)
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Processor |
Pentium Centrino 1.60 Gigahertz 1MB level 2 cache |
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Memory |
512 Megabytes |
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Hard Disk |
60 Gigabytes |
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DVD/CD-RW |
8X/24-10-24X |
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Display |
14" XGA TFT |
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Ethernet Network and Modem Access |
Combo 10/100 Ethernet Card with V.90 56kbs Modem |
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Wireless Network Access |
802.11b 11mbps integrated or PCMCIA card 802.11 b/g recommended but not required |
Additional Hardware
Required by Academic Program
NONE
Personal Computer Software Specifications
Minimum Software Configuration:
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Operating System |
Windows XP Pro (+ Linux for ECECS) |
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PC Productivity Tools |
Microsoft Office 2003 (+ Star Office for ECECS) |
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Network Access / Browser |
Latest version Netscape or
MS Internet Explorer |
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E-mail Access (POP Server) |
Eudora or MS Outlook
Express |
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Virus Protection |
McAfee or Norton Antivirus |
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PDF File Reader |
Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 |
Additional Software Required
by Academic Program
Pre-juniors Mechanical Engineering students are required to have the Student Edition of MATLAB installed on their
portables for their pre-junior year.
The Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science requires ECECS students to own a portable computer with a "dual boot" operating system environment with both Windows XP Pro and Linux. ECECS students should have Windows XP Pro installed on their portable. Assistance will be provided by the department to help students install a dual boot Linux environment. ECECS students are also required to have Star Office installed in the Linux partition of their portable computer.
Note: Microsoft
Office is required as part of the minimum portable system. An add-on cost of
more than $150 is usually required to purchase the license from the hardware
vendor. This application is available at
no charge to U.C. students through a contract between State of Ohio
Universities and Microsoft. Students
should purchase a portable computer without Microsoft Office. Students should
obtain the media for Microsoft Office as described in information about U.C.'s Microsoft Software Contract http://mscontract.uc.edu/ and install the software themselves.