Managed to get the recording studio up and running by transferring the old m-audio delta 192 from the dead box to an almost dead box. After some more trouble shooting, including replacing frayed and damaged wires, I managed to get in running.

Following that I resumed my inventory of linguistics audio and computer hardware. I spoke to Sonya about the possibility (suggested by Martin) of auctioning old and unusable hardware if it is valuable (by collectors and hipsters). Unfortunately there is no easy mechanism for doing this, as Surplus Services at UVic will exercise their own judgment and either junk or auction unwanted items themselves.

Finally I delved into ending the dual-boot to Win7 that all of the Mac workstations currently allow. Again Sonya was agreeable, saying that as long as one system (likely the only 27") retains the capability for supporting some legacy hardware.

I also looked into the various ways of remotely administering the workstations once things become settled. Of course SSH with an update all command will work per station, but I'm also looking at Apple Remote Desktop as an option to allow easy updates that run simultaneously.