Technical Requirements
Minimum Hardware Requirements:
PC Compatible
- Intel P4 2.8 GHz or equivalent (e.g., AMD Sempron 2800+), Core Solo, or Multi-core processor
- Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 SP1
- 1 GB RAM
- monitor capable of 1024 x 768 screen resolution and 24-bit colour
- 16-bit sound card and speakers
- 1x USB 2.0 (print course)
- A printer is recommended.
- An Internet connection is required.
Macintosh(R)
- Intel Core 2 Duo processor
- Mac OS(R) X 10.7
- 2 GB RAM
- monitor capable of 1024 x 768 screen resolution and 24-bit colour
- 16-bit sound card
- 1x USB 2.0 (print course)
- A printer is recommended.
- An Internet connection is required.
Minimum Software Requirements*:
For All Platforms
- Adobe(R) Reader(R) 10 (Download from http://www.adobe.com/downloads/)
- Adobe(R) Shockwave(R) Player 11.6 (Download from http://www.adobe.com/downloads/)
- Adobe(R) Flash(TM) Player 11 (Download from http://www.adobe.com/downloads/)
- Microsoft(R) Office Excel(R) 2007 (optional)
- Microsoft(R) Office Word 2007
- QuickTime(R) Player 7.7 (Download from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download)
- Euclid fonts for clear viewing of equations in Microsoft(R) Office Word 2007 (Download from http://www.dessci.com/en/dl/fonts/getfont.asp)
For Windows(R) 7 SP1
- Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer 9 for Windows(R) (Download from http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/downloads/ie) OR
- Mozilla(R) Firefox(R) 8 (Download from http://www.mozilla.org)
- Java(TM) 6 (Download from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp)
For Mac OS(R) X 10.7
- Safari(TM) 5.1 OR
- Mozilla(R) Firefox(R) 8 (Download from http://www.mozilla.org)
- Java(TM) SE 6, version 1.6.0_29 for Mac OS(R) X 10.7 (Download from http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1421)
* Please note that vendors may have a more current version of their players and/or plug-ins available, which you can download from their sites, than the minimum software requirements listed above.
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