Hello all,

We are still waiting for XP and other items to arrive - cross our fingers they arrive tomorrow!

Today, April 11th Jessica and Natalie finished these today :

installing Windows 2000 on server
installed updates which were available on 2 disks in lab
installed Firefox & Acrobat

(still need firewall & anti-virus)

**Peggy will check on Wednesday and Friday this week in GSLIS office to see if software has arrived.

**We are planning to meet on April 15th Saturday morning at 11:00am in the lab. Peggy will email/call Dinash on Friday to confirm. We are also planning to meet and work in Lab on Monday April 17th too!

Peggy

Dear Timothy and Allie,

Thank you! We have received the hard drive. Next, we need to know if the XP software and the Print Server have been ordered? If so, we need to for you to add our last names when shipping to the address below :

Dear Timothy and Allie,

We are happy to report that we are moving towards our goal of establishing a new computer lab for the Mt. Calvary Community Outreach! We have outlined our goals and priorities. Please review our plan and let us know what you think. We value your ideas and welcome your input.

Time can play a factor in any technology upgrade. To this end, we have established a list of priorities. Ideally, we will accomplish each of these priorities. Minimally, we will leave instructions for the completion of all tasks.

Priorities are listed in descending order:

1. Install ten Pentium III computers with specified software. These computers will be hooked into the network an we would leave instructions for mapping to the Server.

2. Server installed, setup and running

3. Map the new lab to the Server.

4. Map the existing lab to the Server.

We have a couple of questions regarding Hardware and Software:

1. Have you ordered the Microsoft XP license and the new harddrive. Will they be delivered to Urbana?

2. Do you want us to research the Print Server?

3. Has the Alcohol license been located?

Below is the software/hardware that you expressed a desire for. Please let us know of any changes.

1. Windows XP, with server computer on Windows 2000
2. CD-Rom/DVD-ROM drives
3. Anti-virus/spyware software
4. OpenOffice
5. “Clean” typing tutors
6. Educational software the site provided
7. Composer – website building software
8. Free Photoshop software
9. Educational weblinks for all age groups (especially
10.Interested in links for online banking/bill pay,
11. Links for seniors (i.e. email)

Here is the list of current inventory :

10 Pentium III Computers

9 Gateway E-4200s, all with CPU Speed 500 MHz
1 Dell Optiplex GX200, CPU Speed 1000 MHz
ALL computers have network cards, sound cards and CDROM
drives

Dell: 20 GB Harddrive, 256 MB Memory and Floppy
Gateway 1: 8.4 GB Hardrive, 256 MB Memory, Zip, Floppy and
DVD ROM
G2: 8.5 GB Harddrive, 128 MB Memory, Floppy, Zip
G3: 10 GB Harddrive, 256 MB Memory, Floppy, Zip and DVD ROM
G4: 8.5 GB Harddrive, 128 MB Memory, DVDRom
G5: 64 GB Harddrive, 128 MB Memory, Floppy, Zip and DVD ROM
G6: 10 GB Harddrive, 128 MB Memory
G7: 30.7 GB Harddrive, 256 MB Memory and Floppy
G8: 30 GB Harddrive, 256 MB Memory, DVD and Floppy

We look forward to hearing from you.

Thank You!

Dear Allie and Timothy,
We are excited to work with you. Please email us whenever  you have any questions and/or suggestions as things progress too.

We will email regularly and look forward to our visit at  the end of April. Thank you again for providing us the opportunity to work together!

Here is the address for GSLIS:

Graduate School of Library and Information Science
501 E. Daniel Street
Champaign, Il 61820

Thank you again!

Response

Hello,

I am very excited about the opportunity for us to work together. I mailed a Hard drive last week. I have not heard from anyone if it was received or not. Please let me know if you have the hard drive.

Thank you,

Timothy Singleton

Response

hi Timothy,

We are on spring break this week. I will check with Martin to see if it has arrived. If he is goone this week, then I will ask our shipping department if it has arrived. Thank  you! We will also be sending an email tomorrow after our  group meets and has the list of priorities and inventory  list ready too. Yes, we are also looking forward to visiting in April and working with you both too. This is an
exciting project for us too. Thank you!

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