Hardware Purchase
 
 

Hardware Links
 

All Types of Hardware:
BizRate = http://www.bizrate.com

Mac and PC hardware:
Micro Warehouse =  http://www.warehouse.com
Zones =  http://www.zones.com
PC and Mac Mall =  http://www.cc-inc.com/pcmall

Mac hardware:
Mac Connection =  http://www.macconnection.com
Apple =  http://www.apple.com

PC hardware:
Compaq =  http://www.compaq.com
Gateway =  http://www.gateway.com
Dell=http://www.dell.com

Sites to find used Mac computers:
Shreve Systems =  http://www.shrevesystems.com
Power On =  http://www.poweron.com

Computer Projectors
 http://www.dataimage.com/
 http://www.bontronics.com/

Special Needs Hardware
Index to assistive technology =  http://www.makoa.org/computers.htm
 http://www.apple.com/disability

You can also get to this site by going to http://www.apple.com and then:
click on "Education" (in the menu bar at the top)
click on "K-12"
click on "Disability Solutions"
R.J. Cooper Assistive Technology:   http://rjcooper.com/site-map/
Abledata Index to Computer Assistive Technology:  http://www.abledata.com/text2/computers_gen.htm
 
 
 
 

Type of Computer I would like to have in my classroom:

 iMac G3 500

*Purchase Price:  $974
*Operating System- Mac OS9.1
*One year labor warranty and one year product warranty
*Speed- 500MHz
*Hard Drive- 20 GB Ultra ATA hard drive
*1024 MB memory
*CD Rom speed- 24x
*15" viewable display monitor
*Both dial-up and ethernet connectivity
*Apple Pro Mouse with optical sensor
*purchased from www.macconnection.com
*500 MHz Power PC G3 processor
*256 KB full-speed L2 cache
*ATI RAGE 128 Ultra graphics support
*High-performance Odyssey audio system
 

Printers I would like to have in my classroom:

Hewlett Packard Color Laser Jet 4550

Purchase price:  $1,999
*600 by 600 dpi resolution with HP Image RET 2400
*Automatic color calibration
*Prints four color pages per min. and sixteen black per min.
*Purchased from:  www.macconection.com

Additional hardware I would like to have in my classroom:

Hewlet Packard Photo Smart 315 digital camera
*Purchase price:  $179.95

Hewlet Packard Scan Jet 4470 cse scanner
*Purchase price:  $149.95

Cannon LV-5100 Multimedia Projector
*Purchase price:  $1799

Special Needs Hardware I would like to have in my classroom:

Close View Screen Enlarger

*Purchase Price:  $150
*It magnifies all screen images up to sixteen times the normal size.  In addition, Close View can inverse the mac display so text appears white on a black background instead of vise versa.

Synapse Head Tracking Devise

*Head pointing system which provides full mouse control of computers to persons who can't use their hands but have good head control.

Duxbury Braille Translator

*Purchase Price:  $599
*Provides a reading medium for blind people using "cells" made up of raised dots in various patterns instead of characters used in regular print.