great idea - what an inventory!  In the Colchester CE lab we actually have
14 computers, including the 1 for the instructor and a backup 1.
Lynn

At 03:25 PM 11/16/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear AdvoCats,
>
>Can you help with a new IT life cycle planning effort, one that could
>result in appropriate budgeting for replacement of lab and classroom
>computers?  (The main question in this phase: if UVM were to replace
>computers on an appropriate time line, e.g., every three years for
>computer labs and classrooms, what would it cost us?)  This is part
>of a larger analysis aimed at determining what UVM is (and should be)
>spending, annually, for IT.
>
>Consulting numerous sources, I've come up with a partial list of lab
>and classroom facilities -- could you review it for completeness and
>rough accuracy?  It's at:
>
>   http://www.uvm.edu/~djw/drafts/classrooms-labs19991116.html
>
>Thank you for any information you can provide!  This information will
>also be useful in responding to surveys like Yahoo Internet Life,
>which ranked UVM last year as #45 in use of technology.
>
>-Dean Williams
>
>P.S. No facility-specific detail will appear in the planning
>worksheets, just totals, so accuracy doesn't have to be 100%; at the
>same time, this list will prevent double-counting and will provide
>supporting detail if anyone asks what's included.
>
>
Lynn