Operating Systems:

• Windows XP Pro or Home

• Vista Home or Premium

• Macintosh OS (latest version)

Software for both Macintosh and PC

• Microsoft Office Suite 2003

• Microsoft Publisher

 Student discounts are available

• Front Page (PC3 and Mac)

 online at:  e-academy

• Office Version X for Macintosh (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Visual Studio.Net Professional

Virus Protection

• Latest McAfee Virus Scan (for PCs)

• Virex (for Macintosh)

Email

• MS Outlook for PC and web interface

• Mail.app Macintosh OS X

• Entourage for MAC

Web Browser

• Netscape (latest version preferred)

• Internet Explorer (latest version preferred)

Computer Hardware Vendors

• Dell

• Gateway (Tablet PC’s only

• Apple

Printers

• HP

Recommended hardware configuration * (see below)

• PC desktop– Pentium 4 at 3.0 Ghz, 1 GB DDR RAM, 60 gigabyte hard drive, combination DVD +/-R and DVD optical disk drive.

 * mid-range PCs with some ability to run programs released in the future. You may find a more minimal PC acceptable if your needs now and in the future are modest. Conversely, you may want more speed, storage, or memory, etc., if your needs include Gaming, or the requirements of the College you are enrolled in are higher.

• PC laptop – Intel or Centrino at 1.3 Ghz, 512 Mb RAM, 20 gigabyte hard drive and DVD/ DVD+/-R same as PC desktop.

• Macintosh desktop- PowerMac, iMac, or eMac, Powermac G5 at 1.6 Ghz, or iMac at 1 Ghz,. 512 Mb RAM, 80 gigabyte hard drive, combination DVD and CD-RW or Superdisk (DVD-R/CD-RW) optical disk drive.

• Macintosh laptop – Powerbook or iBook, Powerbook G4 1Ghz or iBook G3 800 Mhz, 512 RAM, 20 gigabyte hard drive and DVD/CD-RW same as Macintosh desktop.