Macs & UNC-Chapel Hill's CCI


The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's CCI (Carolina Computing Initiative) only sells IBM's machines, but you may want to bring another computer brand like Dell or Apple to college with you. While not officially supported, you can survive and thrive with a Mac at UNC-CH.

You may be concerned about compatibility between a Mac and the University's CCI policy. Fortunately, the applications you will need as a student, such as Microsoft Office, run on Macs and Windows computers (Wintels) alike and without issue. By using an application like Office, all your work is compatible with Mac and Windows computers that other students and faculty use. Of course, you can also browse any web site, and you can exchange e-mail with anyone, as these things are not platform dependant either.

Here are some links of interest:

UNC-CH's CCI Page
Apple's Higher Education Site
UNC-CH's RAM Shop at Student Stores
The local Apple Retail Store at The Streets of Southpoint Mall in Durham, NC
The local Apple Retail Store at Southpark Mall in Charlotte, NC

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