Mobile Computing at Rensselaer
Program Overview

All incoming freshmen are required to have a laptop computer that meets Rensselaer specifications. The laptop computers are currently used in Math, Computer Science, Physics, Introduction to Engineering Analysis, and Freshmen Studies. Additional laptop courses are being planned.

For Fall 2000, the selected laptop will be the IBM Thinkpad T20, which was just announced by IBM. Check out the IBM site for some late-breaking details.

No matter where you are, you will be able to

• use e-mail to converse with family and friends, professors and classmates
• access the Internet to complete research assignments and explore new ideas
• access a wide variety of software applications that will meet the demands of your curriculum
• participate in computer-enhanced instruction, where learning will evolve from the interaction of material, instructor, and classmates.

You can connect your laptop computer to the network in the more than 24 classrooms around the campus wired for laptops, and at any of the hundreds of laptop jacks in public areas, including Folsom Library, the Voorhees Computing Center (VCC), the Student Union, and other study spaces around campus.

In addition, every room in the residence halls has a network connection for each student.

If you have questions about the program, you may send e-mail to
mobile-l@rpi.edu or call (518) 276-7777.