Web-Based Genetics Institute

Minimum Computing Requirements

To participate in the Genetics Education Program for Nurses' Web-Based Genetics Institute offered through Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, participants' computers must meet specific requirements:

Computer of 120 MHZ Intel Pentium processor 64 MB of RAM
At least a modem: 56 kbps (Network card and broadband or high speed internet connection is preferred)
Sound card: 16 bit card and speakers
65,000 color video display card
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For Windows Computers Running Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP:

Internet Explorer (IE) 6.0 or higher
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Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or higher
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For Macintosh Computers Running OS X 10.3 or later:

Safari 1.2 or higher
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Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or higher
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You will also need the following:

Computer of 120 MHZ Intel Pentium processor 64 MB of RAM
At least a modem: 56 kbps (Network card and broadband or high speed internet connection is preferred)
Sound card: 16 bit card and speakers
65,000 color video display card
Javascript and Cookies must be enabled in order to use all the features in Blackboard