If you are planning a connection to ResNet, you should purchase a 3Com brand Ethernet card. Because Pomona is particiipating in a site licensing program for select Microsoft products, ITS provides Microsoft Office 2000 for Windows machines and Microsoft Office 98 or 2001 for Macintoshes for student personal computers free of charge. There are other popular specialty software programs available for use via the Campus Network. Pomona owns a limited quantity of software licenses for these specialty programs. Huntley Bookstore sells many software titles at an Education-discounted price.
Laptops are convenient.
Students can bring laptops with them to classes, libraries, the student union, or a nice patch of grass on Marston Quad. Network connectivity is available in some classrooms. Laptops are easier for students to bring home during vacations, and they take up less desk space than their desktop counterparts. Be aware that laptops are easily stolen. Laptops are also more expensive than desktop systems.