To Whom It May Concern,
Th last time I taught the Infinity Project Pre-Engineering class was spring 2008
and, this summer, my lab computers were updated. The IT person made the decision to go to
Vista. My suggestion would have been to stay with XP and/or purchase Windows 7
when it came out a month and a half later. However, they did not ask me. Now that I am teaching the
class again, my speedy 33s are not working. Evidently, the driver comparability issue was not checked
when the IT people set up the new computers. I am under a time pressure now because
I was unaware of the problem until the
students started going through the setup procedures in Chapter 1. I also see
there is a move by Infinity to Labview (which I like since I am also the USFirst robotics
advisor). However, I see there is a blog message from 2008 saying NI has no
plans to release a Vista version of Labview. So, I seem to be stuck. What needs
to happen to allow me to use the VABs in my Infinity class? Obviously, this is a
major issue for the class. Evidently, this will also be an issue after tomorrow's USFirst kickoff when my students are trying to install the new Labview version to go with this year's competition.
Thank you for any assistance
Dale
Dale Quattrin Ph.D.
Infinity Project Instructor
Coloma High School, MI
dquattri@remc11.k12.mi.us
269-468-2400
