The William and Mary Computer Center, located on the ground floor of Hugh Jones Hall, supports computing by the entire College community: students, faculty, and administration. Most administrative computing is performed on an IBM 9121 computer running the IBM operating system MVS/ESA. Several RS6000 computers running AIX are provided for academic computing (i.e., computing related to specific courses). All students have accounts (userids) and passwords established on the RS6000 electronic mail server automatically.

Microcomputers are also available for student and faculty use. Public-access laboratories housing approximately 300 terminals and micro-computers are located in seven different buildings on campus, and several of these laboratories are open continuously. A variety of software is available for statistical analysis, word processing, spreadsheet or financial analysis, database management, computer language research, and electronic mail. To assist faculty and students, the Computer Center offers non-credit short courses dealing with the use of centralized resources. The College is actively engaged in the acquisition of site licenses for popular academic microcomputer software. Software for the microcomputers includes WordPerfect and various Borland products and is available at substantially reduced prices.