Hi all,

Further to my previous email (below) I can confirm that I have received no (zero) objections or concerns about the removal of Windows from the YNiC stimulus PCs.

We will thus proceed with our plans: Windows will no longer be available on the stimulus PCs from September 1st, 2018.

Best wishes,

Andre'

Hi all,

There has been a marked decrease in the usage of Windows on the YNiC provided stimulus PCs over the past 3 years. This appears to due to three main factors:

1) We no longer provide licenses for Presentation and E-Prime on our machines (Windows specific packages)

2) There has been an increase in the number of users who use their own stimulus laptops (and plug them into our projector & response box)

3) YNiC has invested heavily in getting the two most commonly used stimulus packages (PsychoPy and PsychToolbox) running efficiently on Linux.

Maintaining a managed, networked Windows build for stimulus delivery use is a significant overhead for us. Due to the lack of use of the Windows build on our machines, we are proposing to remove Windows entirely from our stimulus PCs during our next planned system maintenance scheduled for September 2018.

This is your opportunity to express an opinion or concern if you have any - please send your remarks to:

            support@ynic.york.ac.uk

.. with the title:

            Windows stimulus PCs

Thanks,

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André


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André Gouws PhD
Manager of Imaging Services
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5NY

Tel: +44 (0) 1904 435327
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356 

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André


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André Gouws PhD
Manager of Imaging Services
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5NY

Tel: +44 (0) 1904 435327
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356