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Franklin & Marshall College - Computers - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.46

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Wireless Access Yes
Available in most of the common gathering places
24-Hour Labs? No
Charged to Print? Yes
The school gives students a $10 per term. After that, black-and-white printing costs 5 cents for single-side print jobs, and 25 cents for double-sided print jobs. Color is 50 cents for single-sided, and 25 cents for double-sided print jobs.
Computer Labs 5 - public labs
Operating Systems
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows XP Professional

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If you want a life, you’ll have a computer. Instant Messenger is the most popular way for students to communicate, and you will find life to be hard without it. F&M is a fully Mac campus, and the computer store offers freshmen laptops at a decent markdown. Majority of F&M students tote their own computers. The lucky students who are recipients of the Marshall Scholarship receive their computers for free. However, PC owners are out of luck, because no Windows machines are sold or supported by the campus.

The wireless network on campus is fairly decent with strong signals in the most popular gathering places. However, the school does have some file-sharing safeguards in place, so programs like Limewire, Kazaa, and Acquisition are near impossible to use. If you don’t have a computer, both Martin Science library and Shadek-Fackenthal library have labs and computer classrooms. Martin’s is open until 2 a.m., and Shaddy’s until midnight (except on Friday and Saturday nights, when they each close two hours earlier). They’re frequently crowded. During midterm and finals time, you should probably hire thugs to help you get a spot.
 

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Computers at Franklin & Marshall College

atomlins

'14

History

3.5
B

IN House Printer

In the libraries printers/computers are readily accessible however, I think there is a great need for an expansion of the number of printers available on campus. A great way to improve this would be to put a printer in the common room of each house.

Jan 17, 2012

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Computers at Franklin & Marshall College

LaLa08

'14

Anthropology and Archaeology

4.6
A

COMPLETELY Mac Based Campus

Never really used a school computer except to print papers...I have never heard anyone ever complain about them. The computer techs are the nicest people though.

Apr 18, 2011

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Computers at Franklin & Marshall College

gloria80

'14

Film and Video Studies

3.8
B+

Computers

Usually very easy to find. All school computers are macs. Wireless is available in some dorms, and in all common rooms. Etherenet in every dorm.

Jan 24, 2011

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How necessary is it to bring your own computer?

Facts

Special Software & Hardware Discounts

Most software needed for class can be found on the software server. Computer store has discounted Mac laptops for freshman

Free Software

Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Explorer, Safari, Eudora, SPSS, Mathematica, and Virex

Did You Know?

F&M was one of the most unwired campuses in the States, according to the Intel Corporation “Most Unwired College Campuses” survey that ranks the top 100 schools for wireless computing access.

F&M boasts “smart” classrooms that are fully wired for network access, as well as several mobile “classrooms,” consisting of a cart with wireless laptops.

MyDiplomat, an intranet informational system, offers full access to personalized data for all members of the campus community.

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