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Technical Requirements
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Hardware & Operating System

Hardware: 64MB of RAM, 1 GB of free disk space, with a 56K modem
Monitor: Capable of at least 800 x 600 resolution is recommended.
Operating Systems (OS):
     
Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP
      Macintosh OS 9 or OS X

 Internet Connection

On campus:Through the University network.
Off campus: The UND "dial-up" number (777-0123) or an Internet Service Provider (ISP) can be used.

Supported Web Browsers - Updated 12/14/09

Listed below are the supported operating systems and browsers for use with the Blackboard Academic Suite. The Academic Suite is a Web-based application and other browsers and operating system may work well, however, the listed configurations are the only configurations that are tested and supported by Blackboard.

Key to Support Status

Term Definition
Certified fully tested and supported.
Compatible key application areas tested.
Provisional
future technologies considered supported by Blackboard Support.
Not Supported specified Browser is not supported for the Operating System.

Microsoft® Internet Explorer® Web Browsers

 Browser Windows XP Windows Vista Desktop Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
Mac OS 10.3 Mac OS 10.4 Mac OS 10.5
Internet Explorer 6 Compatible Not Supported Not Supported Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested
Internet Explorer 7 Compatible Certified Not Supported Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested
Internet Explorer 8 Compatible Compatible Provisional
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested

NOTE: Internet Explorer 8 is only supported in Standards Mode.

Mozilla® Firefox® Web Browsers

 Browser Windows XP Windows Vista Desktop Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
Mac OS 10.3 Mac OS 10.4 Mac OS 10.5
Firefox 1.5 Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
Compatible Certified Not Tested
Firefox 2.0 Certified Certified Not Supported Not Tested Certified Compatible
Firefox 3.0 Certified Certified Not Supported Compatible Certified Compatible
Firefox 3.5
Provisional
Provisional
Provisional
Not Tested
Provisional
Provisional

Apple® Safari® Web Browsers

 Browser Windows XP Windows Vista Desktop Mac OS 10.3 Mac OS 10.4 Mac OS 10.5
Safari 2 Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Certified Certified
Safari 3 Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Compatible Certified
Safari 4
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Provisional
Provisional

Sun™ Java™ Virtual Machine
For all operating systems, the supported version is Java Standard Edition 5 (1.5.0_12) and later. As of the release of Service Pack 1 the Java SE 6 runtime environment is also supported.

 

 

 

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