This must be one of those terminology mistakes I promised there would be... I was under the impression that the classmate was the computer supplied with the first-competing-year's kit of parts, which came with an operating system that was mostly set up and almost ready to control the robot, which would save time attempting to acquire all the different utilities required to operate the robot. This is what one of my mentors thought (who, by the way, is not an expert in FIRST robotics, but is an expert programmer). Sorry for the confusion. Basically, what I think I want to do is flawlessly go through all the steps on this page -
http://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/...okie-usb-stick
...which I'm now second-guessing. I'm a little confused now.... Could someone help to clarify this for me? Sorry for my lack of expertise. Thanks for your replies!