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Purdue University - Computers - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.85

Computers

Quick Stats

Wireless Access Yes
Air Link is available in certain buildings.
24-Hour Labs? Yes
Only during Dead Week– the week before finals week.
Charged to Print? No
Computer Labs 13 - residence hall labs 59 - labs in campus buildings
Operating Systems
  • Mac OS X
  • UNIX
  • Windows XP

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Computer labs can be found everywhere at Purdue, peeking around corners and hidden in basements, like eggs on Easter morning. Although the most obvious labs are usually crowded, a diligent student with an eye on the iTap website will be able to find many labs hidden away that will be mostly, if not completely, empty at any time of the day. Mac labs tend to be less crowded than PC labs, but either type can be found quite easily on the iTap website. The computers are updated every two to three years, keeping Purdue on the cutting edge of technology.

It’s possible for a student to spend an entire college career without a computer of his or her own, but with the convenience of high-speed Internet in the residence halls, most students at Purdue recommend bringing your own computer. Leave your printer at home, though, because students are given a printing account by the University. If you’re an engineering student, you will find yourself working on University computers most of the time, thus printing not being a big issue.

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Computers at Purdue University

sbyerley

'15

Animal Sciences

3.1
B-

Labs, Printing, Can Be Slow, Some Wireless

I like the fact that Purdue has computer labs around campus. The accessibility is okay, but sometimes you cannot find an empty computer, or there is a class in session in one of the labs. Printing costs four cents/page, or something close to that, which is nice. The problem with the computers is that they take an extremely long time to log a person in. This is very inconvenient for people who need to print something in a hurry. The other downside of printing is that you have to log on to a normal computer, click print, then log onto another computer to actually print something. The printers only print in black and white in most places.

The network system is decent. There is wireless internet around campus, but it can be hard to find. Wi-fi works poorly in the basements of residence halls and outside.

I would suggest a personal computer and printer for your dorm room.

Jan 28, 2012

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Computers at Purdue University

chelseamohan

'13

Psychology

1.9
C-

Printing on Campus

I wish that students were allowed to print as much as they wanted in the computer labs on campus. It is hard to be able to print all of the papers you want/need for classes when there is a limitation of how much you are allowed to print per semester.

Jan 26, 2012

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Computers at Purdue University

whoamo

'14

International Legal Studies

1.5
D+

Technology School Falling Behind

Be a university know for its technology school I expected Purdue to be more technologically advanced. It lacks sufficient wireless access, good printing services and there is a great need for more computer labs.

Jan 09, 2012

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Facts

Special Software & Hardware Discounts

One of the best-kept secrets on campus is the $5 software that is available for purchase at the Boiler Copy Center in PMU. An agreement with Microsoft allows Purdue to sell software such as Microsoft XP, Office XP Professional, Windows XP Pro, and Front Page, to name a few. By presenting a valid student ID, a student is eligible to receive one copy of each program.

Free Software

Log into apps.ics.purdue.edu and senter your user ID and password to download programs such as Adobe PageMaker 7, Adobe Photoshop 7, and AutoCAD 2002, to name a few. Different schools have additional free software, depending on what is required for the homework assignments.

Did You Know?

Be careful what you download on the University bandwidth—a few years ago, several students were served with court papers for illegally downloading copyrighted materials onto their hard drives. You can’t claim the Fair Use Doctrine for this situation, folks, but you can certainly become a martyr for the rebellion—stop the RIAA!

Through a recent agreement with Dell, Purdue students (and recent alumni) can purchase excellent computer systems for discounted prices.

Engineers, check out the elite Engineering Computer Network (ECN) labs. These require an ECN log-on, available through the engineering schools, and gives you access to additional software geared towards the different engineering curriculums. The School of Technology also has its own computer system and additional software.

The ECN labs in the Material Science Engineering Library allow you free printing. No money is deducted from your printing balance, and you can print as much as you want.

The University Bookstore features very affordable software. There’s no need to blow bucks at any other place. The Bookstore can offer the same at around 20% of the original price.

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