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Windows PCs — Generally speaking, any new computer available from a major, well-known PC manufacturer will meet your needs, and any requirements for connecting to the Whitman network. Whereas it is not necessary to have to plug directly into the network via an ethernet cable, it can be useful and will generally give you a faster connection speed. If you are wanting the option of plugging into the network, check with your manufacturer to make sure that your specific model of PC laptop has an ethernet port built in. Newer, thinner models , i.e. Ultrabooks, do not have an ethernet port built in and may require the purchase of a separate adaptoradapter.
Macs — Any new Macintosh should be fine. Most Macs desktops already come with built-in ethernet and wireless. Newer Mac laptops, especially the Air and Retina display models, are wireless only and will require you to purchase a USB to Ethernet adaptor adapter to plug into the wired network , if you choose.
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As long as the hardware is able to run at least Windows 7 8 or Mac OS 10.1012, it should be okay. Though we don't officially support it, most modern Linux distributions should be fairly compatible with our systems, and will run quite well on older hardware.
- For an old PC, you'll want to have at least a Pentium IV processor with 2GB 4GB RAM (recommend 4GB8GB), running Windows 78.
- For an old Macintosh, you'll want at least an Intel processor with 2GB 4GB RAM (recommend 4GB8GB), running OS X (at least version 10.1012).
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