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sell equipment. Their fee is based only on time spent. <br /> Two projects they are working on most related to the high school are Toyota <br /> Motors and Gene Autrey Heritage Museum. Toyota's training facility is on <br /> the forefront of education technology. The Heritage Museum trains and <br /> educates people and school children about the realities of the American <br /> West. They also worked on Beverly Hills High School . <br /> Peter asked what the budget was for technology at Beverly Hills? <br /> Mr. Brooks explained the high school was responsible for signals going to <br /> the other schools. The cable company funded a master control system in <br /> return the town gave them real estate for their community access operation . <br /> The school is in control of their own system. <br /> Joe asked if a fiber optic trunk line , dispersed with copper wire is a fair <br /> approach? <br /> Mr. Brooks said fiber optics is excellent but it depends on distance. It <br /> is an engineering function decided on a case by case basis. He would <br /> recommend fiber between computer hubs because of the speed but cost is a <br /> consideration . If the originating facility is using fiber, then you should <br /> use fiber. Using fiber also has problems associated with it - it is easily <br /> broken and difficult to fix. You also have to look at what type of fiber. <br /> When will the payback be for using fiber. <br /> Bill said the first question then has to be to ask the telephone company <br /> what is at the telephone poles . <br /> Mr. Brooks said that it correct. <br /> Joe said if we don ' t use fiber, won 't there be a potential_ conflict because <br /> it will be more and more in demand? <br /> Mr. Brooks said there are benefits , but also costs associated . He would <br /> have both cable and fiber coming into the building . <br /> Joe asked him to explain the wireless business. <br /> Mr. Brooks said Mashpee is in a bad environment for it (nautical ) ; some <br /> frequencies cannot be used on Cape Cod at all . There are some advantages - <br /> no cables running across the floors - but you will have other things to <br /> deal with. There is microwave and infra red technologies; each have cost <br /> benefit ratios. <br /> Steve asked about wireless in the future - PC to PC in the classroom? <br /> Mr. Brooks would avoid that. You are limited by the band width , limits how <br /> many you can run simultaneously. <br /> Dr. DeMoura explained he and Mike Pietrowski spoke with Continental Cable <br /> and they will run a cable to connect the high school to the middle school <br /> at no charge. <br /> Merry Sue asked if you would connect administrative computers and library <br /> data? <br /> Mr. Brooks said you can. There are modems that hook to CATV but is has to be <br /> very reliable. It has worked for Martha' s Vineyard . <br /> Mr. Brooks said they are working with the architects on 3 schools on the <br /> Vineyard : a central High School , Oak Bluffs and Tisbury elementary schools . <br /> They are working on data interconnect, reviewing proper conduit boxes, <br /> locations. <br /> 2 <br />