About the Open Access Labs

The Texas A&M University Open-Access Computer Labs are available for faculty and students of the University. Five Open-Access Labs, six supported locations, and one dedicated Printing Center provide access to email accounts as well as Web navigation, image-manipulation, DeskTop Publishing, spreadsheet applications, computer - to - computer communications software, programming languages, and a number of course-specific programs. Lab access is twenty-four hours per day when classes are in session in the Student Computing Center (SCC) in order to better serve the needs of the students and faculty.

Equipment varies from lab to lab, but most include Pentium - Based IBM compatible PCs, Apple Macintosh systems, Linux workstations (which provide access to the campus Supercomputers), optical scanners and a variety of high capacity printers. Color & Transparency printing is also available through the SCC, Blocker and West Campus Library Labs. There is a plotter available for use in the SCC.

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