[elearning] mac vrs pc

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Correctly configured, it only takes a few min for compooter to boot up the
way that users want. I agree that it is valueable experience to cover
different systems and software. We are  a school and learning institution,
not a scaled down version of a corporate sales office.

Good onlya, go for it  :-)

Regards Roland

On 26/02/2008, Mclean, Rachelle L <Mclean.Rachelle.L at edumail.vic.gov.au>
wrote:
>
>  If we are running Macs but booting to Win XP then is there much of a
> benefit?  I definitely like the pedagogy of students being able to use
> computers, not just Windows, with a broad exposure to operating systems and
> software, but if it is dual boot, I wonder how often they'll be booted as
> Macs, and therefore, is it worth it?
>
>
>
> Rachelle
>
>
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>
> *From:* elearning-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
> elearning-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Roland Gesthuizen
> *Sent:* Monday, 25 February 2008 9:29 PM
> *To:* elearning Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [elearning] mac vrs pc
>
>
>
> Not really .. Macintosh computers can now be easily configured to dual
> boot with Windows XP and Max OSX so your staff can easily pick and choose
> when they start up the computer. I have even seen them configured at Monash
> Uni to run any of Mac, Windows or Linux applications. Took me less than a
> min to figure out the Mac keys and mouse, you can easily write this up on a
> crib card and post nearby.  Most good opensource softwares (Firefox Inkscape
> Gimp Scribus etc) will run independent of the software platform so you can
> easily coinstall and configure. Once you have a machine correctly
> configured, it is now easy to deploy the image to all the other Apple Mac
> computers. I would encourage you to consider a 3 year lease with a next day
> repair option. Robust hardware certainly worth considering.
>      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_boot
>
> Regards Roland
>
> On 25/02/2008, *Mclean**, Rachelle L* <
> Mclean.Rachelle.L at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> We are considering replacing a computer lab of 26 machines with Macs and
> are trying to weigh up the benefits and costs.  This isn't in the art wing,
> so significant PD will have to go into skilling up staff on Macs if we do
> decide to go down this path.
>
>
>
> Has any of your schools looked at this option?
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> Rachelle McLean
>
> Karingal Park Secondary College
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