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services: UNO students -- check out laptops & other computing equipment.

The library offers laptops and other computing equipment for use within the library. Laptops may be checked out from the Circulation Desk for 3 hours at a time. All laptop checkouts require an agreement signed by the borrower before a laptop will be issued.

For assistance, please go to the Circulation Desk or the Reference Desk.

Laptops

Five Microsoft Windows PC laptops and a Macintosh Powerbook laptop are available for checkout. The following provides details on the hardware specifications and software available on each type of machine.

Dell Inspiron 2200 [Windows]
Hardware:
Intel Core Duo 1.8Ghz Processor
14-inch WXGA Display
1GB RAM
80GB Hard Drive
8x DVD +/- RW Drive
Internal Wireless & Ethernet Cards
4 USB slots

Software:
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Office 2003 &2007:
Firefox
Internet Explorer 7
Acrobat Reader 8.0
Power DVD
Roxio Creator
SciFinder Scholar 2007
Viruscan 8.5 [anti-virus software]

Apple Powerbook G4 [Macintosh]
Hardware:
1.67Ghz Processor
15-inch Display
512MB RAM
80GB Hard Drive
Combo (DVD-ROM) Drive
Internal Wireless & Ethernet
2 USB Slots

Software:
Mac OS X
Microsoft Office 2003:
Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Safari Web Browser
Internet Explorer
with plug-ins for Flash,
Shockwave, Java 1.50, DjVu
Acrobat Reader 7.0
SciFinder Scholar 2004
Virex 7.2 [anti-virus software]

All laptops include carrying cases and ethernet cables for connecting to the Internet.

Other Computing Equipment

In addition to laptops, the library offers the following equipment for checkout:

3.5-inch Floppy disk drives
Portable mice
PS/2 portable keyboards
100/250MB ZIP disk drive
Headphones
Ethernet cables