RE: [IUG] Rationale for "expensive" computers

["Michael" <mproche at library dot rcpl dot org>]

I will put another suggestion in the pot -- One would also want XP or at
least 2000 as the operating system.  These OS's have the ability to provide
more security for the system.  If you run a Microsoft domain in your library
these two operating systems will have a closer relationship with the domain
controllers and allow you better control of the systems via group policies.
The group policies will allow one to restrict the access of groups of
computers that share a common user base from doing certain things.  An
example of this would be that you can setup good machines as OPAC's and use
the group policy to limit the ability of the computer to go only to your
catalog or certain websites that you set.  That way you can easily move a
system into and out of the group without major modifications of the OS.

Also, as stated before memory and more memory!

Michael Roche
Rockingham County Public Library

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[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Roger Dutcher
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 10:07 AM
To: INNOPAC Users Group
Subject: [IUG] Rationale for "expensive" computers

Hi All

We have a library board member who is wondering why we are paying 
between $900 - $1100 per computer (we get ours from Dell) when you can 
go out and get them from Wal-Mart or someplace for $500 or less. 

We have noted that we get more memory, speed and better monitors for the 
most part, but would like to see what others might have done. 

I double checked CSDirect requirements for a computer to run Millennium 
and they are the same as when we bought the system almost seven years 
ago... surely the requirements have changed for more recent releases?  
We are still on  2002.3 and know that the minimum then was pretty low if 
you wanted to do anything else on the computer (and III does note 
that).  Are there higher minimums for newer releases?

Thanks in advance,

Roger Dutcher
Beloit (WI) Public Library


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