In order to gain access to the Internet or World Wide Web the machine must be connected to the High Speed Campus Network using: Internet Access, Internet Explorer, Internet Utilities or Netscape software.
| Floor: | Zone Area | No. of machines: | Printers: (for free!) |
| Lower Ground | Science & Engineering | 3 | 1 |
| Ground | GC | 6 | 2 |
| Upper Ground | UGD | 4 | 0 |
| First | 1C | 2 | 2 |
| Second | 2D | 7 | See note* |
| Third | 3C | 3 | 2 |
| Third | 3D | 7 | See note* |
| Fourth | 4D | 7 | See note* |
3 more printers are to be installed when the Systems Engineers can get round to them - the planned completion date was during the summer vac.)
The printers listed above are either dot matrix or ink jet and are mainly used to produce draft quality copies.
For laser quality there are 3 dedicated laser printers in the reprographic centre on the ground floor of the main library and they require printing cards to use them.
Printing card prices are: £1, £3 and £11 which have units for printing. The laser printer requires 3 units per page. The issued card carries the number of units listed below:
£1 - 30 units
£3 - 110 units
£11 - 400 units
Unformatted 3.5" disks cost about 80p each and are available from the reprographic information Centre.
Go in through the main door, turn left, go down the stairs: these rooms are on the ground floor.
This is a bookable teachable resource to gain instruction and knowledge for beginners. It is also open to any undergraduate when not in use for teaching. The machines are available 24 hours a day, so if you go there at some unlikely hour you are fairly sure of a machine.
Aston Webb 1: 45 machines
Aston Webb 2: 20 machines
Aston Webb 3: 18 machines
Printers are available, but use is discouraged due to the volume of people on courses.
16 machines all connected to the High speed Campus network. Laser printer available. In order to use the facilities you must be a member of the hall and pay a deposit of £20 to gain password and access.
8 machines connected to the High Speed Campus Network are located on the ground floor. Printing available. Card system in situ- - £1 for 14 sheets and £5 for 99 sheets.
5 machines connected to the High Speed Campus Network. A laser printer should be available in the near future.
Update (21/1/97)
I was told today that these machines don't exist. Does anyone know better? Let me know.
10th floor of the Muirhead Tower.
20 workstations
Internet/WWW access with printing facilities.
Research done and text compiled by Helen Ibbotson & Miranda Halsey, B&P2, 1997. Please let Tom Davis know of any errors or improvements.