Dear All, If you don't use any UG computers for teaching and don't plan to for the next year then you can stop reading now - which I suspect is most of you. Otherwise, please read on. We have been trying to get a common build for all the windows machines used in UG teaching for a number of years. This would mean that all the computers could be used for all the different activities and we wouldn't need to have "that set of computers set aside for instrumentation and these microprocessors". The means that we are installing all the required software and drivers on all the machines. ICT have now built 4 machines with this new configuration. The plan is that we test these 4 machines and give ICT feedback on around the two week timescale. ICT then make any alterations that we need and then roll it out over all the computers on level 3 and in the UG labs in plenty of time for the start of term. ###################### the important bit ############################## So if you use computers for UG teaching then you are strongly encouraged to make sure that the things you want to do work on these 4 machines. Even if you think that what you want is pretty trivial. If you don't try it and when it comes to term time, what you want doesn't work then ... These machines can be found on the back row (nearest the window) of the microprocessor lab (Blackett 418). Ivan tells me that he has labelled them so they should be easy to find. If you need lab equipment to test them then please contact Graham and the team and they will be happy to help. Please test them and give me any feedback in the next two weeks so (say) by 22nd July. ######################################################################## Best, david