Instructors teaching courses through UBOnline need a computer that meets (or exceeds) the following specifications:
Hardware
- 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) processor or 1 GHz 64-bit (x64) processor
- 1 GB of RAM
- Windows Aero-capable graphics card
- 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)
- 56 K modem (cable or DSL modem preferable)
- Sound card and speakers
Software
- Microsoft Windows Vista or higher for PC or Mac OS X v10.5 or higher.
[Please note: you can still use Microsoft XP with Sakai, however Microsoft ended mainstream support for the product on 04/12/2009. Similarly, Apple is only updating Mac OS v10.5 and higher. You can use Mac OS X v10.0-10.4, but you may experience problems.] -
Microsoft
Internet Explorer (7.0 or higher), Netscape 7.1 or higher or Mozilla Firefox 3.0 for PC and Netscape 7.1 or higher, Safari or Mozilla Firefox for Macintosh.
Please note: Some functions in Sakai will not work well or will not work at all with the following browsers:- Camino 0.7
- Opera
- Microsoft Office XP suite (or higher)
[Please note: Microsoft will discontinue extended support of Office XP on 07/12/2011.] - Up-to-date anti-virus software (e.g., Norton, McAfee, etc.)
- Adobe Reader
Other
- Internet connection
- UB e-mail account
- Course-specific software (on occasion)
- Fax access (on occasion)
- Printer access (on occasion)