<p>do library computers, for example, moffitt computers, have microsoft word, powerpoint, etc in them? If not, should I bring along a printer?</p>
<p>You can download StarOffice (a word processor/slide show suite developed for free distribution) to put on your computer if you don't want to pay for microsoft office. You can get it from the berkeley software site (<a href="http://software.berkeley.edu%5B/url%5D">http://software.berkeley.edu</a>) . </p>
<p>Looks just like MS office, heres a screen shot: <a href="http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/img/2005/0428staroffice.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/img/2005/0428staroffice.jpg</a></p>
<p>Matt,</p>
<p>There's also OpenOffice.org if you want a slightly different flavor from the open source community.</p>
<p>BlueElmo, Microcomputing Facilities on-campus have the entire Microsoft Office Suite, as well as a wide range of other programs. They are mostly IBM/PC, but there are also MACs available for use. Each of the computing center has one computer designed as a "Print Station," which limits usage of the computer to 15 minutes so students running from class to class can print without having to wait (usually there is a waiting list to get onto a computer).</p>
<p>Grrr...</p>
<p>It's not a MAC, it's a Mac. MAC is an acronym for "media access control,' as in a MAC address. Grrr...</p>
<p>:p</p>
<p>How about this- Macs are overrated. They also run effective marketing campaigns. They turned me from sleek and confident into uncool in weeks! Have you had a chance to witness the new advertising, UCLAri?</p>
<p>I've seen a couple, and I think they're cute, but that's about it.</p>
<p>And I think "overrated," as a concept, is overrated. :p</p>
<p>You would.</p>
<p>:rolleyes:</p>
<p>Hahah, I just think that overrated is VERY subjective. For example, I've been told by a lot of people that BMWs are overrated and largely unnecessary. Yet, most Bimmer owners I know LOVE their rides.</p>
<p>So if product satisfaction is that high, is it really overrated? Or is it that people who don't have it don't like to hear how great it is?</p>
<p>;)</p>
<p>I think that life is very subjective.</p>
<p>:p</p>
<p>Overrated doesn't mean not good. Something can be overrated, but still be spectacular. People might just think it's better than it is.</p>
<p>I understand that. However, I tend to find that most consumers know how good something they own is, because they're the ones using it.</p>
<p>My experience with this laptop has so far been spectacular. So my saying that it's spectacular isn't overrating it.</p>
<p>"There's also OpenOffice.org if you want a slightly different flavor from the open source community."</p>
<p>I thought that only ran on linux boxes, I run that on my DSLinux platform. But good software nontheless.</p>
<p>To get back on topic, computing facilities have MS Word, general library computers do not. For example, the computers in Doe Library and 3rd-floor Moffitt do not have MS Word. The computing centers (in the dorms, 1st-floor Moffitt, B21 Dwinelle, etc.) all have Word and printers that charge by the page. If I were you, I would just bring a printer anyways. The convenience and extra time is worth it.</p>
<p>how much does it cost to print a page?</p>
<p>"I thought that only ran on linux boxes, I run that on my DSLinux platform. But good software nontheless."</p>
<p>OpenOffice is programmed in Java, and therefore is cross-platform (any platform that has a JRE, that is, which is basically anything you can think of).</p>
<p>anyone know how much it costs to print a page?</p>
<p>Just be patient, BlueElmo, and your question will be answered. There's no point in double-posting, even though your thread has been under siege with pointless quibbling over issues absolutely unrelated to printing on-campus.</p>
<p>For residential computing- at the dorms- the charge is/was $5.00 for first 200 pages and $5 for each additional 100 pages thereafter; color pages are counted as 2 pages. At Microcomputing Facilities, you must purchase a separate account (the rescomp printing charges don't carry over to this service) for $12.00. With that $12.00, you will receive $15.00 in credit printing, with B&W pages costing $0.06, double-sided B&W pages costing $0.09, and color pages costing $0.60. In both instances, you will be charged to your CARS account.</p>
<p>Hope that helped,
TTG</p>
<p>"even though your thread has been under siege with pointless quibbling over issues absolutely unrelated to printing on-campus."</p>
<p>It neither totally unrelated nor pointless. We were trying to give reasonable alternatives to the problem presented by the OP. Just because we didn't recite what a 2 minute search on the Berkeley website would reveal doesn't give you license to act like a snob. These forums aren't just a knowledge base, theyre a community of people who share the same interests. Because a thread goes off topic doesn't mean the OP's question is "under-siege" or that the posts that follow are irrelevant or meaningless.</p>