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Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements-- The following is a list of the basic minimum requirements for Online Courses. Some courses will have more advanced requirements. Information on advanced requirements may be found in each course syllabus.

All Users:

  • A high-speed (broadband connection) internet connection.
  • A display resolution of 1024x768 or better is strongly recommended.
  • Use an approved version of Java.
  • PC should be configured properly.
  • Uninstall Java if more than one version is on hard-drive.

PC Users:

  • A minimum computer system that will help you access all the tools in the courses is a Core 2 Duo or better CPU.
  • 2 GB of RAM or better
  • Windows XP SP 3 or Vista (Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit has not been tested with the latest version of Blackboard CE. LSCC uses 8.0 SP3 HF 1)
  • Supported Browser: Internet Explorer 8 (IE 7 is comptaible but not certified), Mozilla Firefox 2.5 -3.0 (Firefox 3.5 is compatible but not certified)

Deprecated:

  • Internet Explorer 6
  • Netscape 7.1
  • Netscape 8.0
  • Firefox 1.0
  • Firefox 1.5

Macintosh Users:

  • A minimum computer system that will help you access all the tools in the courses is a G4 or better platform, using OS X 10.5. (OS X 10.6 is not certified)
  • 1 GB of RAM or better
  • Supported Browsers: Safari 3.0 - 3.2. (Safari 4 is compatible but not certified)

Deprecated:

  • Safari 1
  • Safari 1.1
  • Safari 1.3
  • Mac OS 10.2
  • Not Tested on Windows (all versions)

Other:

  • JavaScript must be enabled.
  • Cookies must be enabled.
  • Java must be enabled in courses, which use the Whiteboard and/or Chat tools.

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