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Hello everyone,

I've posted pleas for help on several Internet and K12Net
message areas and sincerely appreciate the advice given.  Thanks!!

I learned just last week that I was going to receive $7,000 in
computer equipment for my classroom.  I already have a
modem-equipped IBM AT 386 w/ printer AND a phone line.  I started
compiling a "Wish List" and posted my plea for help on the Internet
and K12Net.

I've modified my wish list as per the suggestions given me by half a
dozen respondents.  PLEASE Let me know what you think.  This is a
one shot deal, and I want to get the best bang for the buck:

        multi-disk CD-ROM player w/sound card, speakers,
                and multimedia disks (e.g., encyclopedia, atlas,
                Guinness <sp?> Book of World Records, etc.)
        laser printer (Jet 4?)
        9600 baud (or higher) fax/modem and 14450 UART chip
        page-sized scanner w/OCR software
        portable tape backup system (Colorado Trakker) 250 meg
        overhead projector interface
        386 or 486 notebook/laptop w/60 meg HD, internal 2400
                (9600?) baud fax/modem, trakball
        extra serial ports

. . . and as many IBM AT 486 DX clones as can be purchased with the
money left over.  These PC's should have the following features:

        LARGE hard drive (150 meg minimum)
        4 to 8 meg RAM
        SVGA monitor
        serial mouse (cordless?)
        2 extra serial ports
        5 1/4" floppy drive (1.2 meg)
        3 1/2" floppy drive (1.4 meg)
        DOS v 5.0 (or latest version)
        Windows (latest version)
        Network card w/lantastic (?)

Have I forgotten anything?  Is there anything here that you think is
unnecessary?  Superfluous?  Redundant?

One respondent suggested I get a Macintosh IIvi or vx.  I don't know
my Apples very well <g>.  If you know what these two types of
computers are capable of doing, could you puh-LEEEZE let me know?

Thanks in advance for everything!  I've learned quite a lot about
Dream Systems over the last few days.

Best regards,
     Chris



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