Students entering Rensselaer as freshmen this year are the third class to be required to have laptop computers. The machine chosen for this year, the IBM ThinkPad T22 model 2647-6EU, comes with a special set of preloaded software which includes Microsoft Windows 98 and Office XP Professional, Maple 7, and LabView.
The majority of the computers are being distributed on Sunday, August 26, with Resident Advisors in the residence halls bringing students in groups to pick up their laptops, security cables, and backpacks. From there, students will proceed to a classroom where staff members will assist them in configuring their machines for user on the campus network.
Academic and Research Computing is currently planning to offer laptop help sessions during the first few weeks of classes, in order to help those students who who would like to learn more about using their ThinkPad. Please refer to the article "ARC to Offer Laptop Start-Up Sessions for more information.
As the semester gets underway and you have problems or questions about using your laptop, please contact the ARC Help Desk locations by stopping by in the VCC or CII 3111, phoning ext. 7777, or by directing e-mail to consult@rpi.edu.
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