Technical requirements

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Computer requirements

Macintosh Windows

G3 500MHz or above

128 MB RAM

OS X ver 10.3 +

Minimum CD-ROM speed: 4X speed

Minimum monitor resolution: 800 x 600

Preferred monitor resolution: 1024 x 768

Colour depth: thousands of colours (16 bit)

Pentium III 450 MHz or above

128 MB RAM

Windows 2000/XP

Minimum CD-ROM speed: 4X speed

Minimum monitor resolution: 800 x 600

Preferred monitor resolution: 1024 x 768

Colour depth: True Color (16 bit)

Supported browsers

Macintosh Windows

Safari 1.3 or higher (OS X only)

Firefox 1.0 or higher

Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher

Firefox 1.0 or higher

Word processing

Word processing software such as Microsoft Word

This site contains links to documents which are saved as pdf document (.pdf) and/or word document (.doc) files. You can download these files to your computer by clicking the link. If you have problems opening the file, right-click the mouse (press CTRL and click on a MacIntosh) and select "save target as..." or "save link as...". Then choose a location on their computer where the file is to be saved.

 

Browser plugins

To access the sound, activities and documents contained on the CD-ROM you'll need Internet browser software such as the following:

To install any of these plugins, go to the folder on this CD-ROM called 'installers' and run the required plug-ins.

You can also get the latest version of the plugins: QuickTime, Windows Media Player, Flash or Acrobat.

Internet access:

An active Internet connection will enable you to access the full range of resources on this CD.

If Internet access is unavailable, the teacher or supervisor may substitute alternative resources and activities as appropriate.

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