Re: Opac PCs.

[Jacque King <king@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Another consideration is whether you will need to install security 
software.  This can be a major drain on resources, especially in
slower machines with little RAM. 

We have had great success with our configuration:

Dell Optiplex GX110 w/ 128MB RAM & 500MHZ (see NOTE below)
Windows NT 4 w SP4 (some with SP6)-Networked 
Netscape 4.08 Stand-Alone browser (no mail or newsgroups)
Acrobat Reader 4.0 (for some of our electronic databases)
WinSelect version 5 (for locking down Netscape & Acrobat)
Fortres 101 (for file security and for locking down the desktop)
We will soon be adding Pharos pay-for-print options
 
NOTE:  Although this sounds like a lot of machine for a web
based catalog, it isn't really.  This is because we use our
catalog stations for access to our online databases as well.
Some of our database pages are image intensive or use lots of
frames, etc. in their designs. We all know how frustrating it is 
to sit and wait for a page to load--especially on a balky
machine.  So, in my opinion, it is better to think of the 
catalog stations as scaled down Internet stations and build
from there.

For machines that will be using Millenium products, we use the
same configuration as above, less the security software.  III has
minimum system requirements at:
http://csdirect.iii.com/faq/miladmin_faq.shtml

Hope this helps!
Jacque King
Library Technical Support Specialist
Fort Collins Public Library
(970) 221-6716

On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Margaret Peloquin wrote:

> Just a quick thought -- Although any old PC with web browser capabilities will do
> for OPACs, I'd like to suggest that you look at other factors like whether they
> will all be networked to printers and served from a remote location; whether
> active desktop would be useful to you, e.g., having a clickable background
> directing users to specific locations.  These kinds of factors make certain PC
> capabilities like whether they can handle Win98 or Win2000  important.
> 
> Rosalie Fleck wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> >  Knox County Public Library is in the process of replacing our WYSE dumb
> > terminals, with PCs, since we hope to move up to Millennium  within the year.
> > Any advice or recommendations, as to brands, etc. from Millennium users would
> > be very helpful.
> >
> > You may respond to the list, or direct.
> > Thanks for you help.
> >
> > Rosalie Fleck
> > System Coordinator
> > Knox County Public Library
> > Vincennes, In 47591
> > 812-886-4380
> >
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