By Kathy Heerema (heerema@oregon.uoregon.edu)

A new version of Duckware has just been released. Produced by the Computing Center's Microcomputer Services staff, this CD-ROM disc is available to all current UO students, faculty, and staff at no cost. It contains many valuable computing resources, including

• network software for connecting to the Internet from on- or off-campus
• antiviral software, web tools, shareware, utilities, drivers, clipart, and more
• links to UO web-based resources
• answers to common computing questions and referrals to sources of additional information and help

Copies for students are funded by the student Educational Technology fee; discs for faculty, by the Faculty Consultants Network; and those for staff, by the Office of Human Resources.

System Requirements

The Duckware disc can be used on either a PC or Macintosh computer with a CD-ROM drive. For PCs, you need Windows 3.1, 95, 98 or NT. To use it on a Mac, you need to run a version of System 7.1 or higher.

If you don't have a CD-ROM drive you may use the CD-ROM drive on UO computer lab machines. Most of the content on the CD can also be found on our UOnet public servers or on the web. Diskette sets of remote access network software for machines needing minimal configurations may be checked out from the Computing Center Documents Room (205).

Where to Get One

Students and staff may pick up their copy of the Fall 1998 Duckware CD-ROM at one of the following locations:

• Computing Center Help Desk (south entryway)
• Microcomputer Support Center (Room 202 Computing Center)
• CC-EMU Microcomputing Lab
• CC-Klamath Lab
• CC-Millrace Lab
• Knight Library Information Technology Center (ITC)
• Science Library Information Technology Center (ITC)

Students who live in campus housing can get one at Residence Hall & Family Housing area desks in the University Inn, Hamilton, Carson, Spencer View, and Westmoreland.

Faculty: The Duckware CD-ROM is being sent to all faculty via campus mail.

Reuse/Recycling

When this CD-ROM disc finally becomes outdated and you decide you don't need it any more, please don't throw it away! We will gladly take it back and give it to someone else. Just drop it off at the Computing Center Help Desk or Microcomputer Support Center.

Thanks to the UO Campus Recycling Program, you may also recycle this CD-ROM in designated bins at any of these additional locations:

• CC-EMU, CC-Klamath, and CC-Millrace labs
• Knight Library and Science ITCs

You can drop the paper sleeve in any white paper recycling bin on campus.

Questions?

For additional help or information about the Duckware CD-ROM, contact the Microcomputer Support Center's consulting office in Room 202 Computing Center (346-4412, microhelp@oregon.uoregon.edu). Or, check out our web site at http://micro.uoregon.edu/