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Pomona College - Computers - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.85

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Wireless Access Yes
The wireless network is throughout much of campus. The earthquake-proofing of California building, however, makes it difficult to get a connection in many of the dorms
24-Hour Labs? Yes
In the first-year housing dorm Lyon,
Charged to Print? Yes
Students are given $10 of print quota at the beginning of each semester and are charged for each page they print. Black and white pages are 2 cents each, and colored pages are 50 cents each.
Computer Labs 12 - total
Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows XP

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Pomona students, although a fun-loving, laid-back bunch, do have a lot of homework, and much of this is performed on futuristic machines called “computers.” If you’ve never seen one, they are sort of like televisions, except, get this, interactive! The general consensus on the campus’ technical options is that the computer situation is so-so. There are certainly more-wired and better-run campuses as per computers, but if you are an atavist who just longs for the heady thwack of the typewriter keys impacting crisp, white paper, then you aren’t going to find it here (unless you create your own heady thwacks). There are two 24-hour computer labs in which you will almost always be able to find a computer (there are times when you can’t, however) and plenty of Pomona students/com-geeks are at your beck and call to troubleshoot all your computer problems. They even make house calls! They are like the plumbers of the information age!

The Pomona network is sizable and heavily trafficked, and many classes require accessing online databases and discussion groups. This said, it is certainly possible to get by without being some sort of computer wiz—there are plenty of nerds available to lend a helping hand. Of course, no hands (no matter how ink stained and pallid) can help when the network goes down, as often happens, right before you need to print and turn in a paper. It’s a good idea to get your work done ahead of time, because professors tend to have low tolerance for tech-related excuses. This is probably because most of them still live in the stone age; many of them still subscribe to ideologies that require them to write everything by hand!

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Computers at Pomona College

FGrady

'14

Spanish Language and Literature

N/A

Computers

We have many computer labs with printers around campus. We get 800 sheets free each semester, and since all computers are set to automatically print double-sided, that will go a long way. I'm pretty sure first semester I used like, a hundred tops. Bringing your own printer is entirely unnecessary unless you're too lazy to walk three minutes to the nearest computer lab.

The WiFi in my room is awful, but any public place (including many areas outside!) usually has great WiFi. All dorm rooms are equipped with Ethernet hook-ups. ITS (our computer tech people) are wonderfully brilliant (and completely free...) and can help out with any computer trouble you may be having anywhere on campus!

Jan 12, 2011

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haewon225

'13

International Relations and National Security Studies

4.6
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Computer Labs are OK

computer labs are okay, but printing can be difficult at times since the machines run out of ink. the internet access here is unbelievably fast(once went at 1000mb/sec but usually 500mb/sec) and reliable. wireless access is available almost everywhere. most people bring their own computers, so labs usually aren't full.

Dec 11, 2009

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Anonymous

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Having your own computer is...

Having your own computer is worthwhile. The computer facilities are good but can get too crowded during finals.

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Special Software & Hardware Discounts

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Free Software

Windows OS software and Microsoft Office are available to students. Contact Information Technology Services at (909) 621-8061.

Did You Know?

If you have any need to send an all-campus e-mail, it’s as easy as the push of a button. However, the service is occasionally abused. In spring of ‘05, the student body President (who, here, shall remain nameless, but who was, for the record, the brains behind the 2005 senior class slogan “’05 is OK,”) sent an all-student e-mail announcing that the administration had decided, with a month left in the semester, to institute mandatory drug-testing as a requisite for graduation. This e-mail, sent on April 1st, (oh what fools we were), sparked a near-Orwellian panic in Pomona’s population before a few somewhat-more-savvy-than-the-rest-of-us students pointed out that it was April Fools Day. These sort of pranks are met with a hearty “ha ha” from administration and student alike, but any mean-spirited abuse of the all-student’s e-mail is met with strict penalties, such as revocation of one’s Internet privileges, a fate only marginally worse than death.

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