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Computing facilities available to students in the Faculty of Arts


Computer basement laboratory

Computers

The Faculty of Arts offer the following facilities on the Clayton campus. Room B42 in the basement of the Menzies building has thirty 486 processor computers. Room 208 on the second floor of the Menzies building has eight 486 processor computers.

Printers

There are two dot matrix printers, a cutsheet printer for which students need to bring their own A4 size paper, and a continuous feed printer for which paper is supplied.

Software

The laboratory computers have Microsoft Windows installed and allow access to the standard Microsoft packages such as Word and Excel. The computers are connected to the Internet which allows the use of email and access to sites around the world using programs such as WinQVT (Telnet) and Netscape.

Hours of operation

Except during classtimes which are listed on the door, the laboratory (room B42) is open Monday to Thursday between 8 am and 9 pm, and on Friday from 8 am to 7 pm. The laboratory is not open on weekends. Room 208 is open Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 4.30 pm. Further computing facilities are available to students elsewhere at Clayton campus, eg in the Computer Centre.


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