Alternative Computer - Sites may order other computers when it can be justified that a special or alternative must be purchased to meet a specific need. The justification must be sent to the Director of Instructional Technology outlining the reason for the alternative hardware, what specific need is being met, why the Apple equipment will not meet the need, description of how the equipment will be interfaced into the program including whether the equipment will be networked with the other computers at the site, and how the equipment will be maintained, repaired, and replaced when needed. The plan for implementing the alternative will need to state how the site will measure the success of the implementation. If sites are ordering Windows computers for the classroom, the computer must be at least a 166 Pentium II with MMX or greater. Office Computers - As office computers are replaced, they should be replaced with Windows machines running Pentium II 166 MHz processors or greater.
Equivalent processors are acceptable.