Following are the minimum technical requirements to access Blackboard. Contact your instructor for course-specific technical requirements.

Minimum System Requirements

• Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, or ME; MacOS 9 or MacOS X
• 64 megabytes of RAM
• 1 gigabyte of free disk space
• Internet connectivity
• A web browser with JavaScript and cookies enabled. These web browsers are certified as being Blackboard-compatible, but others may work:
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, or 6.0 on Windows; 5.1 or 5.2 for MacOS
  • Netscape Navigator 4.77 or 7.0
• Microsoft Word or another word processing application capable of saving files in Rich Text Format
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Any additional course-specific technical requirements

Recommended Free Software

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• Windows Media Player
• PowerPoint Viewer 2003
• Word Viewer 2003
• QuickTime
• RealPlayer