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COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS
Highly Recommended Hardware (PC)
- 1.0 GHZ Pentium IV Processor computer
- 256 MB RAM
- 4 GB free hard drive space
- 24X CD-ROM drive
- Broadband Access (Cable Modem / DSL)
Minimum Hardware
- 400 MHZ Pentium III Processor computer
- 128 MB RAM
- 2 GB free hard drive space
- 10X CD-ROM drive
- Broadband Access
Minimum Software
- Windows 2000 or greater (PC)
- MS Office 2000 or greater (MS Office includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)*
- Internet access
- Email address
- Internet Explorer 6.x(PC) / Netscape 7.x (PC) / Mozilla Firefox (PC/Mac) / Safari (Mac)
* Please Note: If you are using Word 2007, it can cause difficulties when it comes time to share your documents electronically; therefore, you will need to save your documents in a format that is compatible with earlier versions fo Word. Click here for further information.
Utilities
- WinZip (free download) for PC or Stuffit Standard (Mac Freeware)
- Acrobat Reader (free download)
- Virus Protection Software: McAfee/Norton Anti Virus
Plug-ins
- *Java Plug-in
- *Quicktime 6.x or higher PC/Mac
- *Windows Media Player 9.x or higher for PC/Mac
- *Flash and Shockwave Player for PC/Mac
*Implies free download
Mac System Requirements
- 400 MHZ iMac (minimum), 1 GHZ preferred
- 218MB RAM (minimum), 256 MB preferred
- 2 GB free disk space (minimum)
- 24X CD-ROM drive
- Broadband Access (Cable Modem/DSL)
