7777 S. May Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159
COLLEGE
Minimum Computer Standards for New Purchases
Effective Date: May 1, 2003 (Changes are in bold type)
Desktop Computer (Approximate Cost: $1,800.00)
- Processor Intel Pentium 4, 3.06 GHz
- Memory 512 MB
- I/O Bus Architecture AGP/PCI
- Expansion Slots Minimum of three available PCI slots and 1 AGP slot
- Fixed Disk 60.0 GB Ultra ATA-100
- Diskette Drive One 3.5" 1.44 MByte
- 4x Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot. AGP Video Card with 32 MB Video RAM
- CD-RW / 4x DVD+RW/+R combo - read/write CD drive
- 64 Bit SoundBlaster, or compatible, sound card with speakers or headphones
- Keyboard Enhanced 104 key Windows style
- Microsoft Optical Mouse (2 button with wheel)
- Internal ZIP Drive (250 MB)
- Parallel Port One standard Centronics port
- 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports
- Serial Port One free RS232 ports (16550 UART)
- Real time clock with battery backup
- Network Adapter Card - 3COM 10/100 PCI Ethernet Adapter (Part #3C905c)
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Security lock-down cable
- Specify desktop or mini-tower case
- 350va UPS
- Three year warranty, first year onsite
- All equipment must have received a Class B, FCC rating
- Manufacturer must have a national, higher education pricing structure
- Manufacturer must be on the approved list, indicating that their microcomputer has been evaluated and has met the minimum criteria identified by the College.
Monitor
- Monitor Color 15" viewable flat panel display
Lap Top Computer (Approximate Cost: $2,200.00)
- Processor 2.8 GHz
- Memory 512 mb
- Expansion Slots - 2 PCMCIA Type III Slots
- Fixed Disk 30 GB HD
- Diskette Drive - One 3.5" 1.44Mbyte
- AGP Video Card with a minimum 32 MB video memory
- SVideo/Composite out
- 32 Bit Sound Blaster, or compatible
- CD-RW / DVD-ROM Drive Combo
- Touchpad Mouse or Thinkpad Style Mouse
- One Parallel Port
- One Serial Port
- Two USB Ports
- Ext SVGA Connector
- 3Com 10/100 PCMCIA Network Card
- 14" Active Matrix Display
- 56k V.90 Modem Internal or PCMCIA
- Windows XP
- Three year warranty, first year onsite
- Carrying case
Software
The following software product standards are listed to communicate to the employees of the College which software will be supported as institutional standards and to provide for compatibility of corporate data between users. Users must evaluate the capability of their hardware if considering certain software such as Windows. Additional software may be purchased by offices for specific needs, but will not be supported institutionally.
Operating System Current versions of Windows
Integrated Software Suite Microsoft Office Professional
Word Processing Microsoft Word
Spreadsheet Microsoft Excel
Database Microsoft Access
Presentation Software Microsoft PowerPoint or Aldus Persuasion
Local Area Network (LAN) Operating System Novell v4.11
LAN Based EMail GroupWise
Internet Browser - Internet Explorer
Anti-Virus Software - McAfee VirusScan Security Suite
Additional Hardware
Laser Printer Hewlett Packard LaserJet (10 MB RAM minimum)
Ink Jet Printer Hewlett Packard DeskJet
Network Adapter Cards 3COM 10/100 PCI Ethernet Adapter (Part #3C905c)*
Network Printer Adapter Hewlett Packard JetDirect EX**
* For microcomputers that will be connected to campus networks
** For printers that will be connected to campus networks
Approved Microcomputer Systems
- Compaq
- Dell
- Gateway
- IBM
- Micron
- Toshiba (Lap Tops only)
INTERNET
TECHNOLOGY
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