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Colby College - Computers - College ProwlerCollege Prowler4.24

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Wireless Access Yes
Entire campus
24-Hour Labs? Yes
Lovejoy lab, Miller Street lab
Charged to Print? No
Computer Labs 3 - total
Operating Systems
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows XP

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There are plenty of computers and computer labs sprinkled throughout campus for general use, and there is at least one computer lab and printer available in each academic building. Almost everyone brings computers, but it’s up to you to decide if you want a laptop or a desktop, a PC or a Mac. Colby also rents out (for free) Macbooks for short periods of time. Colby has wireless Internet in every academic building, dormitory, and public area, as well as Ethernet jacks in every dorm room. Though the network isn't perfect, it is very reliable and rarely doesn’t work. Printing is free campus-wide.

Campus Information Technology Services (ITS) is very helpful and alerts students of possible spam, viruses, and other problems that may arise. There is also a student-run help desk that is available every day until 10 p.m. Colby ITS also rents out media equipment for free, including projectors, digital cameras, video cameras, and other high-tech equipment. Overall, incoming students should be prepared to use computers a lot at Colby!

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Computers at Colby College

mlash888

'15

Creative Writing

4.6
A

Free Printing and Computer Availability

Unless you rely on lab computers as your main computer, there won't be many problems. The printers are free and quick, which makes life pretty easy.

Jan 04, 2012

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Computers at Colby College

ValV

'13

Psychology

3.5
B

The Wireless Can Be a Little Iffy Sometimes

The wireless connection at Colby College is a little bit shoddy depending on where you are. It works very well in the library but in some of the dorms it's iffy. Each dorm room does have an Ethernet connection, so it's always possible to get online, just not as convenient as wireless.

Nov 08, 2010

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Computers at Colby College

ChanceNewberry

'12

English

4.6
A

Better Than Expensive Prep School

There are a bunch of labs all over campus with a variety of Macs and PCs, as well as a bunch of public printers. It's pretty awesome that we don't have to pay just to print off homework, nor for colored documents (we are permitted the first 80 or so color prints for free). I've never had difficulty getting access to a computer if I've really needed one.

Nov 08, 2010

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How necessary is it to bring your own computer?

Facts

Special Software & Hardware Discounts

Colby provides several software programs for free, including Microsoft Office, Endnote, and ChemOffice Ultra.

Free Software

Better Telnet (for Mac only), EndNote 7, Fetch 4.03 (for Mac OS X only), Microsoft Word, Oracle Calendar, SOPHOS, TeraTerm (for Windows only)

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Colby’s campus has two high-speed wireless networks, as well as Ethernet jacks in every dorm room.

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