What You Need

The following are the General System Requirements for either a PC or a Mac:

• Screen resolution set to 1024 X 768
• PC's should be running Windows 2000 or XP
• Macs should have OS X
• System should have at least 512 Ram (for faculty/authors, 1G is preferred)
• 56K minimum is required. DSL or cable strongly advised

You must have regular, reliable Internet access (minimum 56K modem) for satisfactory performance. Many courses require high-speed connections for interactive multimedia such as PowerPoint, Digital Video, etc. If your connectivity is slower than a 56K modem, you might experience frustration with slow response.

PC Supported Browsers

The recommended web browser for PC users is Internet Explorer 7.0 SP2 (6.0 is also supported) or Firefox 2.0 (1.5.0.x will also work). Other web browsers are not supported and will not function properly. Both browsers are available as free downloads:

Get Mozilla Firefox http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/releases/1.5.0.8.html

Get IE6.0 SP2 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/top10.mspx

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Macintosh Supported Browsers

The recommended web browser to use with ETUDES-NG for Mac users is Firefox 1.5.0.8. Firefox requires OSX.3 or higher. Firefox is available as a free download. Click on the link to download Firefox 1.5.0.8. Later versions of Firefox may not work properly.

Many of our ETUDES NG users use Camino Browser successfully. We do not conduct Q & A testing with Camino, however, and thus don't recommend it, as we cannot guarantee optimal performance across all areas of the ETUDES NG software.

NOTE: Internet Explorer and Safari are not supported browsers for the Mac. Please stick with FireFox.

Instructions for AOL and CompuServe Subscribers

AOL and CompuServe (AOL/CS) software includes an integrated browser-like feature that does not provide full access to the Internet. Students MUST minimize the AOL/CS Browser once their Internet connection is established and open one of the supported browsers. Do NOT attempt to use the AOL/CS versions of Netscape or Internet Explorer.

You must download a separate, complete, independent version of Internet Explorer. This will alleviate frustration associated with many known problems caused by the AOL/CS quasi-browser and its inherent inability to access to a significant percent of the World Wide Web.

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Plug-ins

Some courses use browser plug-ins. You may need one or more of the plug-ins below. Internet Explorer will generally automatically download any plug-in required by a particular page.

RealPlayer
Streaming video and audio

Download Real Player

Some courses use streaming video.
To view the video within a web page, you should
download RealOne plug-in, which is free.

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QuickTime
View QuickTime video

Download QuickTime

Some courses use Quicktime video.
Please note: You must also download an Active X plug-in
to have Quicktime work properly. Apple used to make this
plug-in available as part of the main Quicktime download
but no longer does.

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Shockwave
Animation and interactive content

Download Shockwave
Download Shockwave now
Shockwave is used in some courses
for interactive quizzes, animations, and activities.

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Flash
Animation and interactive content

Download Flash Player

Flash is used in some courses
for interactive quizzes, animations, and activities.

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Acrobat Reader
View, navigate, and print Adobe PDF files across
all major computing platforms

Download Acrobat Reader

Adobe PDF documents are used in some
courses and websites

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