It contains 1,500 square feet housing the telecommute work area, one conference room, a lounge area, site administrator's office, and reception area. The center recently added four more 486 personal computers, giving them a total of seven workstations equipped with PC's and one with a Macintosh. A second Macintosh computer that has been donated by Cox Cable should be installed soon, and a new Xerox 5320ZTAS copier was recently acquired. The center also provides a facsimile machine for telecommuter use. For security reasons, the personal computers are not networked.
Users have a designated workstation that is accessed through a security code.
Each computer is equipped with MS Office Professional, Windows, Procomm Plus, WordPerfect, and Winfax Lite. Other facilities within two blocks of the center include child care, banks, a grocery store, restaurants, health clubs, cleaners, fast food, auto repair shops, and a drug store. Five telecommuters currently use the Eastern Telecenter. Over the last several weeks, the center has been used an average of eleven person-days per week. The facility is designed to accommodate the needs of people and the environment to improve the quality of life.