To buy academic software in the past, all I've had to do is tell the clerk that you want academic! They'll generally want to see some proof, which could be e.g., a student ID or a report card or a schedule showing that you're enrolled.
I worked for a company that sells some software, and one thing to know is that not every reseller can resell every brand as academic. So the company I worked with could sell me MS academic, but not Adobe academic. You might have to shop from several vendors to get academic pricing for everything you buy... Hope that helps... BTW, if you're buying a new computer one thing I did that really helped was to order my monitor to be drop-shipped to me directly at Truman. It would be good to test out your computer before you leave town, but transporting the monitor can be a hassle -- so if you can, you may want to just make sure the computer works, and bring it... But have your monitor shipped directly from the warehouse to your dorm room. You'll have to lug it from the hall desk, but no problem. Unless of course you're going for an LCD display or something... Sean -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ian Monroe Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 12:46 PM To: Truman State Linux User Group Subject: [tslug] Re: Misc Questions Thanks for everyones help. Its actually only a $55 difference at cyperpowerpc.com (an $89 difference at Dell - go figure). Personally, having to put in my password everytime I boot up doesn't sound like a bad idea. And if accessing domains ever becomes an option, I can do that in Linux it sounds like. I like the idea of having an administrator and then a normal user, thats really how OS's should work. But I don't need to make a decision now. Another question, how do I go about buying software with an Academic License? The ITS page has links to Dell and Gateway, but I would prefer to buy the computer from someplace else and then just buy the software academic. I've been looking around at Microsoft's website, and it looks like it has to be bought through a reseller. How does it work? Dell mentioned needing a student number. Ian Monroe http://ian.webhop.org On Sat, 18 May 2002, Caleb Jorden wrote: > However, you can save network passwords in pro, whereas you cannot in > home. What I mean is that if you need a username/password pair to > connect to a network resource, you can save that in Windows XP Pro and > not ever have to enter it again. In Windows XP Home, you have to > enter it ever time you reboot. I have personal experience with > this(My laptop came with windoze xp home). For this reason alone, I > would recommend Pro. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > From: Sean Foy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > By the way, MS's marketing material may tout Pro-only features related > to Active Directory and domain membership... But you won't be allowed > to join any of the existing domains on campus and Truman ITServices > would probably give you trouble if you tried to create your own domain > (using 2000 or .NET server). So those features won't do you much good > on campus.
