Recommend parameters for Macintosh machines:

Hardware:

·        Apple Power Macintosh G3

·        Apple PowerMac G4

·        Apple Macintosh PowerBook G3

·        Apple PowerBook G4

·        Apple iMac with G3 processors and up

·        Apple Macintosh Server G3

·        Apple Macintosh Server G4

·        Apple Macintosh G5 systems

Software:

The following operating systems are currently recommended:

·        Mac OS 9.x

·        Mac OS 10.x

The following e-mail clients are currently recommended:

·        Outlook Express

·        Eudora 4.x

The following web browsers are recommended:

·        Internet Explorer 5.5 and up

The following applications are commonly used in the department:

·        Office 98, 2001 and higher (campus has a volume purchase agreement)

·        Acrobat Reader 4.x and up (free from Adobe)

·        Mathematica 4.x (department participates in a volume purchase agreement)

·        LabView (iQUEST has a site license for instructional use)

·        MacSSH (free)

·        Fetch

·        AppleTalk printing to network printer  

·        Corporate Time (campus provides licenses for employee use)