I really can't see how so many classes can get cancelled due to lack of equipment or software. I work in an academic environment and I know that the educational versions of software saves us a tonne of cash. Part of our school educates architects and our computer rooms are fully equipped with pretty much every piece of software you would ever want to use and quite a few that you would never want to touch. No teachers either? We usually bring some in from industry if our current lecturers aren't up to lecturing the subject, that way our students gain from knowing about using the software from someone who actually makes a living from it. Oh well, you can always use the time to teach yourself if you've got the equipment to do so.
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