Equipment and Resources

The Linguistics Lab and the Data Acquisition Lab provides faculty and students with access to several workstations in an ergonomic and comfortable work environment. Found below are the systems available in each lab.

Computer Systems

Available in the Linguistics Lab are:

• One iMac 7.1 with Zip 250 Drive
• One Power Mac G4 with SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
• Two iMac/eMacs
• One Dell GX 150 (Multimodal Discourse Analysis and Video Editing Workstation) equipped with CD-RW and DVD drives
• Two More Dell GX 150 PCs for general use

Available in the Data Acquisition Lab are:

• One PC workstation connected with speech analysis equipment (CSL with palatometer and laryngograph)
• One iMac G4 with Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW
• 2 Dell GX 150 PCs available for general use when the recording studio is not in use for research projects

In addition, the Linguistics Lab and the Data Acquisition Lab provide access to the following hardware and software:

Hardware

• audio recording equipment
• audio playback equipment
• transcription equipment
• digital video cameras
• 8mm video camera
• digital still camera
• video capture equipment
• microphones
• microphone and stereophone headsets
• general Maxell headphones
• Dazzle USB Digital Video Creator
• Zip Drive
• Griffin iMic adaptor for conversion of analog (tapes) to digital (CDs)
• One Flatbed Scanner and one Flatbed/Feeder Scanner with the ability to read scantron forms
• VCR and TV monitor

For information on borrowing equipment, please send an email to the linglab@georgetown.edu with the following information: name, phone number, email address, if you are undergraduate, graduate, or a  faculty member, what equipment you would like to borrow, and when you would like to pick it up.  Also, please review this information before you request equipment.  Please be aware that there are time limits on borrowing epuipment. For a more detailed description of equipment available for loan, see the Description of Equipment pages. Additional information about lab Equipment and Resources can be obtained by e-mailing the linglab@georgetown.edu.

Software

• Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4
• Adaptec DirectCD
• Adobe Acrobat 5.0
• The American Sign Language Dictionary
• AppleWorks 6.2.2 (Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Database, Drawing, Painting, Presentation)
• ArcSoft Camera Studio
• ArcSoft Photo Studio 2000
• Audacity
• Corel WordPerfect 8.0 Suite - word processing, slideshow presentations
• Corel Quattro Pro 8.0 - spreadsheet
• EndNote v.5
• Fetch 3.0.3 - Internet FTP client
• Final Cut Pro
• Movie v.2.1.1
• iPhoto v.1.0
• iTunes v.2.0.4
• JPlot Formants
• MacLinkPlus Deluxe
• Mac OS 9 & X (all computers have OS X installed
• Macromedia Director 8
• Macromedia Shockwave Multiuser Server 2.1
• MGI Video Wave III
• Microsoft Access 2003 - database
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 - Internet browser
• Microsoft Office 2003 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Microsoft Office v.X (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Microsoft Publisher 2003
• Movie Star 4.2.3
• Netscape Communicator 4.7 - Internet browser, email client, HTML/web editor
• PCquirer
• Peak 4 - audio editing and recording
  Photo Studio 2.0
• Praat
• QuickTime Player v.5.0.2
• Roxio Toast with Jam 5.0
• SmartSound for Multimedia 1.5
• Sonic Foundry SoundForge XP 4.5
• SPSS 16 - Statistics software
• SSH - secure internet Telnet client
• StuffIt Deluxe
• SuperAnova V.I.I.
• Symantec Anti-Virus 9.0 - virus protection
• Telnet - Internet Telnet client
• Ulead Media Studio Pro 6.0
• VARBRUL - Variation analysis software
  WinZip - file compression
• WS-FTP - Internet FTP client
• WorldBook Encyclopedia Mac OS X Edition

If you have suggestions about equipment or software which would be useful to you and is not currently available in the lab, let the lab committee know by sending an e-mail to the linglab@georgetown.edu