Macintosh Information

Although Macintosh systems are in use on campus, West Chester University is a IBM-compatible based institution. Therefore, technical resources and support are available on a limited basis. For additional information, please contact the Helpdesk at x3350

Production Hardware

Apple offers different models of desktops and laptops, all of which come equipped with the G5/Intel processor.

Supported Hardware

Any of Apple's computers containing the G4/G5/Intel processor are being supported. Older systems that have a G3 processor are also being supported at this time. Systems that are not of the PowerPC class are no longer being supported.

Production Software

Apple is presently offering version 10.x of their operating system line. OS 10 offers a more stable environment as well as features not found in the previous versions.

Supported Software

Presently, we are supporting OS 9.2.2 to OS 10.x. For inquiries regarding Apple and Third-Party software applications, please contact x1021.