PC (IBM Compatible):
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Operating System: XP, Vista or Windows 7 - Free disk space: minimum of 100MB recommended
- Internet connection: Broadband (3G Network is not recommended)
- Browser: Internet 7, 8 (I.E. 9 is currently under investigation for compatibility with Desire2Learn-VVBe's learning management system) Firefox 3.0x through 3.6x (Firefox 4. 0 is currently under investigation for compatibility with Desire2Learn-VVBe's learning management system) Chrome
- Audio: Sound Card and Speakers (to listen to audio embedded into PowerPoint or Flash files)
- Input Device: CD-ROM (CD/DVD recommended)
- The suite of Microsoft Office tools will be needed, or some alternative. We recommend the free alternative available from http://www.openoffice.org/.
Macintosh:
- Operating system: Mac OS X (up to 10.4)
- Free disk space: minimum of 100MB recommended
- Internet connection: Broadband (3G or 4G Network is not recommended)
- Browser: Firefox 3.5 through 3.6 (Firefox 4.0 is currently under investigation for compatibility with Desire2Learn-VVBe's learning management system)
- Safari 3.1 through 5.0
Plug-ins Needed:
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 10.0 http://get.adobe.com/reader/
- Flash http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
- Shockwave http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/
- JAVA http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp
- RealOne Player (be sure to choose FREE version) http://www.real.com/
- Quicktime™ http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
- VLC Player: http://www.videolan.org/
