NW Indiana Times: State Program Computes for Tri-Creek Schools

"Hopper said two science classrooms will be receiving 32 laptops each, plus two English classes will be receiving specialized desktop models.

"'The caveat is that we must buy low-cost computers, and we must use open source software,' Hopper said, adding that he has found suppliers for desktop computers at $300 each and laptops at $500 each. Star Office software with no fees will be used..."

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