Classroom and Lab Computing

Macintosh Computing Labs
at Penn State

Welcome! This web page is the starting point for everything Macintosh related to the student computing and teaching labs here at Penn State University.

The Penn State student computing labs at the University Park campus have over 470 high end Macintosh computers running Mac OS X 10.4 with many excellent software packages to choose from.

Penn State OS X Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Since the initial deployment of Mac OS X in the labs, we are keeping an updated list of the questions that users ask most and the answers to those questions. Please let us know of any issues that are not covered but you feel should be.

Macintosh Hardware and Software Availability

Mac hardware by lab location.
Mac software by category of software.

Documentation

Documentation is provided on our Help web page.

Mac OS X Help - Becoming a "Switcher"

A collection of articles about the deployment of OS X at Penn State, including some tips on how to use OS X and how to switch from either from OS 9 or Windows. Always be sure to look in the Help section for the most recent articles and tips on using OS X at PSU.

Additional restricted documents are available for CLC staff members. Please contact your supervisor to obtain a userid and password which are required to access these documents.