4 June 2012

An upgrade for the virus transfer machines in the library service

| johnboy
Join the conversation
4

Territory and Municipal Services informs us that the great virus transfer system known as public network computers in the Libraries will be getting upgraded:

“The older technology currently in use at the branches can be frustrating for users, and this upgrade will make surfing the internet and using word processing tools a lot easier.

“Computers will not be available for use during the upgrade at each branch, however, visitors to the library will still be able to use wireless internet access via their laptop or other portable device.”

The schedule for the computer upgrades is as follows:

· Erindale Library, Tuesday 5 June 2012

· Kippax Library, Wednesday 6 June 2012

· Tuggeranong Library, Thursday 7 June 2012

· Belconnen Library, Friday 8 June 2012

· Dickson Library, Wednesday 13 June 2012

· Woden Library, Thursday 14 June 2012

· Civic Library, Friday 15 June 2012

· Gungahlin Library, Tuesday 19 June 2012

Kingston Library received the new public network computers in May as part of a trial of the rollout.

Join the conversation

4
All Comments
  • All Comments
  • Website Comments
LatestOldest

What is it? Terminal server? Linux? Chrome OS? Where are the details?

Actually the Civic Library computers *do* have a virus. I know at least one of the computers there have the nasty Recycler virus, it hops on USB keys, writes itself a hidden directory called RECYCLER. Fortunately none of my computers are infected, as I never autoboot USB keys, and it’s a simple matter to delete the offending directory.

Couldn’t possibly be, people really hammer tech that doesn’t belong to them so they would have melted by now.

I was working in Kippax library one day in the mid to late 90s and saw a 2-3 year old uninstall Windows. The kid hopped up on the public computer and spent a very short amount of time happily tapping away on keys until I got his mum’s attention and she dragged him off, screaming ‘Nooooo! Me play puters!!!’ The computer was completely buggered in less than a minute.

Are the machines there now the same ones they got in the mid-to-late nineties when they first got the ‘nets?

Daily Digest

Want the best Canberra news delivered daily? Every day we package the most popular Riotact stories and send them straight to your inbox. Sign-up now for trusted local news that will never be behind a paywall.

By submitting your email address you are agreeing to Region Group's terms and conditions and privacy policy.