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<DIV id=idOWAReplyText87969 dir=ltr><FONT size=2>My lab is a regular 30 student computers + 1 teacher computer.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>Normally I would agree with you, that $10 000 could upgrade a new lab, but our school district has restrictions on the types of computers we can purchase. We have a choice of 2 at a fixed price with upgrade options. =[</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>Todd, right now the Canadian dollar is close to the Americain dollar, but I think the cost of our supplies is more. I haven't researched computer prices, but I know it is true for books. =]</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>From Seema.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><BR>How big a lab do you have? You could easily completely upgrade a lab<BR>of 30 machines for $10k.<BR><BR>On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 8:25 PM, Seema Ali <sali@vsb.bc.ca> wrote:<BR>> FYI.<BR>><BR>> I have an interesting situation.? I have been given $10 000 to upgrade my<BR>> lab.? The money will only cover part of the computer lab.? So I'll have some<BR>> Intel Core 2 Duo processor E8400 computers and some old Pentium 4's (I<BR>> believe).? I'm currently running CentOS5 and I have K12LTSP4.? I heard that<BR>> my current set up will not work for the new computers because I don't have<BR>> the drivers for it. So, I am also waiting for version of K12Linux/K12LTSP<BR>> based on CentOS6 with local application support.<BR>><BR>> Gavin (& helpers), thanks for all of your hard work.<BR>><BR>> >From Seema.<BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> K12OSN mailing list<BR>> K12OSN@redhat.com<BR>> <A href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</A><BR>> For more info see <<A href="http://www.k12os.org/">http://www.k12os.org</A>><BR>><BR><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>