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Information on ECCS Terminals

Educational Campus-wide Computing System (ECCS)

iMacs and Mac minis are provided as ECCS terminals.

You can select either a Mac OS or Windows environment at startup.

About the Terminals

The terminals are used for education on information processing and programming education, as well as for students to read their e-mails, and to browse the internet.

You can connect various devices using the USB ports on each terminal (there are USB connectors at the back of iMac, however, connect the devices using the USB extension cables that are already plugged in to the iMac). The specifications are as follows.

• iMac
  • 21.5 inch Apple iMac Retina 4K
  • Display: 4,096 by 2,304 pixels, 21.5-inch
  • The power button is located at the back of the monitor, at the lower left corner looking from the front. In addition, please see the announcement Notice about the power button on the iMac

• Mac mimi (Intel)
  • Display: 1,920 by 1.024 pixels, 27 inch or 23.8 inch
  • The Mac Mini has its main unit installed on the back of the display, and the power button is located on the unit. Please refer to the following images.

• Specifications in common
  • Both Mac OS 11 Big Sur and Microsoft Windows 10 are available
  • CPU: 3.6 GHz Quad-core Intel Core i3
  • Memory: 16GB
  • SSD: 512GB
  • 3 button laser sensor mouse with scroll wheel
  • Magic Keyboard (without numeric keypad, JIS)

Important Notice

• The login window will automatically change to the Mac login window if left idling after startup.
• If you wish to use the Windows environment but the Mac login window is displayed, reboot the terminal. 〜 For reference: FAQ "Unable to select the Windows environment on ECCS terminals"

Locations of ECCS Terminals

ECCS terminals are available in the Information Technology Center at the Asano area of Hongo Campus, the Information Education Building on Komaba 1 Campus (※1), Fukutake Hall, General Library, Komaba Library and the Kashiwa Library. They are also available in some faculties or departments.

※1 The large PC classroom 1 and 2, and the study room on the 1st floor, ITC building are unavailable due to earthquake resistance renovation work during the 2021academic year. For more details, please see the announcement "Alternative Facility for the Large PC Rooms in the Information Technology Center during its Earthquake Resistance Renovation".

Please read the "16.1 Terminal Locations"(currently available only in Japanese) of the ECCS User's Handbook for details on the number of terminals provided in each location.