The following equipment may be borrowed by anyone in Zoology:

3 multimedia projectors

These "powerpoint" projectors act like monitors when connected to a computer, and act like TVs when connected to VCRs -- except that they shine the image on a wall. They are made by Proxima, models DP5600, LS-1 and LS-2. All have a physical resolution of 600x800 pixels, so any higher resolution input is interpolated down to that level. They can also connect to a computer's external mouse port so that the cursor and mouse buttons can be controlled from the projector's remote control unit. Instructions for using them are affixed to each projector. Please follow them, especially the shutdown instructions, to save the $600 bulb.

Macintosh laptop

We have a G3 powerbook that can be borrowed for use with a multimedia projector when it is not needed for troubleshooting by the ZCU staff.

These 3 Zip drives may be borrowed by anyone that is a ZCU member:

Mac (SCSI) 100MB Zip drive

Any computer with a SCSI bus can use this one. The disks it uses cost about $19 at the UBC Bookstore. Macintoshes can read and write PC-formatted Zip disks as well as Mac disks. The reverse is not true.

PC (parallel port) 100MB Zip drive

This drive is slower than a SCSI Zip, but if your PC does not have a USB or SCSI bus then this is the drive for you. Note that most newer PCs have USB.

Mac/PC USB 250MB Zip drive

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is standard on all newer PCs and Macs. A small bonus is that you do not have to power down your computer when (dis)connecting a USB device and the thing doesn't have any separate power cord! This drive can read and write 100MB Zip disks, but for the 250MB capacity you need to by a special flavour of Zip disk, which costs about $26 at the UBC Bookstore. Don't pay extra to for "Mac formatted". By a PC one and reformat it yourself.