Technical Requirements

The Boston University graduate programs in management run on the WebCT Vista platform. In order to run WebCT Vista quickly and efficiently, your computer must meet certain minimum hardware and software requirements. Boston University provides a hardware and software system check to assist you in determining if your system meets the minimum standards. If your system does not meet or barely meets the minimum requirements, WebCT Vista may run slowly or not at all. In order to have the best possible online learning experience, it is recommended that your computer exceeds the minimum standards as much as possible.

System Requirements

Not all systems will be able to run Blackboard Vista. If your computer does not have the proper hardware or software, Blackboard Vista may run slowly or not at all.

Prior to using Blackboard Vista on your computer, compare your current system configuration with our system requirements below. If you need assistance finding your system configuration, click the appropriate operating system logo below.

Windows Operating System		Mac OS X Operating System
Minimum System Requirements		Minimum System Requirements
Operating System:	Windows XP SP 3 (Home or Pro)	Operating System:	OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor:	1.7 GHz	Processor:	1.83 GHz
RAM:	1 GB	Memory:	1 GB
Browser:	Firefox 3.0 Internet Explorer 6 Internet Explorer 7	Browser:	Firefox 3.0 Safari 3.0 to 3.2

Recommended System Requirements		Recommended System Requirements
Operating System:	Windows XP SP 3 (Home or Pro) Windows Vista SP 2 Windows 7	Operating System:	OS X 10.5 (Leopard) OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Processor:	2 GHz or higher	Processor:	2 GHz or higher
RAM:	2 GB or more	Memory:	2 GB or higher
Browser:	Firefox 3.6 Internet Explorer 7 Internet Explorer 8	Browser:	Firefox 3.6 Safari 4.0

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