I run 11 computer labs of various sizes at recreation centers in Oakland. As we have no money, however, all of the computers in our labs are refurbished Windows 98 boxes. We use Deep Freeze to protect our computers from the students; it functions in a very similar manner to DriveShield, and it has cut the maintenance time for our machines by 90%.
We also use Linux boxes running DansGuardian as content-filtering routers. I cannot emphasize enough what a great boon this is to anyone trying to administer Internet-ready computer labs for kids.
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This little myth is constantly getting recycled by people who have no actual knowledge of Macs.
I run 11 computer labs of various sizes at recreation centers in Oakland. As we have no money, however, all of the computers in our labs are refurbished Windows 98 boxes. We use Deep Freeze to protect our computers from the students; it functions in a very similar manner to DriveShield, and it has cut the maintenance time for our machines by 90%.
We also use Linux boxes running DansGuardian as content-filtering routers. I cannot emphasize enough what a great boon this is to anyone trying to administer Internet-ready computer labs for kids.