The following hardware and software are recommended specifications to work with the Blackboard application used for online study at Northeastern:
Platform: • PC (Windows 2000/XP/Vista) • Mac (10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5)
Hardware: • 128 MB of RAM • 2 GB of free disk space • Ethernet or wireless network card (for high-speed internet connection) or 56K modem (for dial-up Internet connection) • T1, DSL, Cable, or Satellite high-speed connection (56K dial-up will work, but the online course system will run slowly) • Sound card with speakers or a headset with microphone may be needed for courses with multimedia content
Browser: • The Firefox browser 2.0 (available as a free download from www.firefox.com) is recommended for use with Blackboard
The major components of the CPS Blackboard will work to varying degrees in other browsers and operating systems.
