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• Hardware
  These specs are really what Oliver would like the specs to be; need to be adjusted to match current minimum inventory.  Or we could update the inventory to match if we agree this is what it should be (Chris L).** Core 2 Duo laptop, 14"-15" screen
  • Discrete graphics with dedicated video memory
  • 1024x768 resolution or higher screen
  • 2GB or more of RAM
  • Built-in CD-RW/DVD media drive
  • Built-in hard disk with 160GB capacity or larger
  • AC power adapter with US plug
  • Padded protective laptop sleeve
  • Security cable laptop lock and key
• Software
  • Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3
  • McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
  • Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote)
  • Student MATLAB for Windows (network edition, requires cxn to license server)
  • VMware Desktop
  • Certificate Installer Tool for fixing certificate issues in IE
  • Kerberos single sign-on software
  • SecureCRT (SSH) & SecureFX (sFTP file transfer)
  • Firefox web browser (in addition to Internet Explorer)
  • Adobe Reader for viewing PDF files
  • Gaim instant messaging client
• Account setup
  • Laptops will have both an administrator and non-administrator account configured
  • Both accounts will be password-protected
  • Laptop users should use the non-administrator account for all work on the laptop
  • The administrator account should only be used if new applications need to be installed
• Network setup
  • Both the wired and wireless network adapters in the laptop will be registered for DHCP on MITnet
  • These registrations will be centrally managed and will not be administer-able by the student

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