Computer Hardware & Application Software Included in Basic Services:

Computers

• Nighthawk: Dell Studio XPS 8100; Intel Core i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz 2.93 GHz; RAM 8GBy; 64 bit operating system; Windows 7 Professional © 2009; DVD/CD RW; HD 1.35 TBy; Dual LCD Monitors (23", 20")
• Ibis: Gateway DX300S Dual Core Pentium 4, 2.8 GHz, 1 GBy RAM, Windows XP Professional, HD 186 GBy, DVD/CDRW, Digital Media Manager
• Loon: Acer Aspire X1300; AMD Athlon 7450 Dual Core 2.40 GHz; 3.00 GBy RAM; 32 bit operating system; Windows Vista © 2007; SP1; HD 150GBy
• Merlin: Acer Aspire R 1600; Intel Atom CPU 230, 1.66GHz; 1.60 GHz; 0.896 GB RAM; HD 144 GBy; Windows XP Home Edition, Version 2002, Service Pack 3
• Kestrel:  Toshiba Netbook NB205; Intel Atom CPU n280 @ 1.66 GHz, 980MHz, 0.99 GB RAM; HD 141 GBy; Microsoft Windows XP, Home Edition, Version 2002, Service Pack 3; External DVD/CD RW; DeLorme Street Atlas w GPS unit; Display: 1024 x 600
• Seagate Free Agent Backup on each machine; 640 GBy to 1TBy
• Zone Alarm Extreme Security or Symantec Norton 360
• Wireless & Hard Wired Broadband Ethernet 10/100
• Verizon FiOS: fiber optic high speed internet access
• Printers, Copier, Scanner, FAX
  • HP PSC 1510 (Print, Scan, Copy)
    HP 640 Fax
    HP Officejet 7000 Wide Format; 4x6 to 13x19
    HP Laserjet 2300

Application Software

• AutoCAD
• ZEMAX
• APL*PLUS III
• Evans Engineering Proprietary "Ray Trace Language" optical design & analysis software;
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Photoshop CS
• Adobe Contribute
• Adobe DreamWeaver
• Cute FTP Pro
• Microsoft Office + Publisher
• Open Office Suite
• Firefox; Thunderbird; Internet Explorer; Chrome;
• Computer Readable Star Catalogs:
  • Yale Bright Star,
  • General Catalog of Variable Stars,
  • Newly Suspected Variables,
  • Hubble Guide Star Catalog, etc.;
  • US Naval Observatory Computerized Almanac (MICA);