Software and hardware
Education Services Australia content is designed to be viewed within learning management systems and web browsers. It is developed and tested according to the software requirements listed on this page.
Software requirements
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The content has been tested in the following operating systems and browsers. You may experience issues when viewing our content outside these software environments.
Windows 2000 | Windows XP | Windows Vista | Apple OSX | |
---|---|---|---|---|
S 3.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | tested |
IE 6.0 | tested | n/a | n/a | n/a |
IE 7.0 | n/a | tested | tested | n/a |
IE 8.0 | n/a | tested | tested | n/a |
FF 3.0 | tested | tested | tested | n/a |
Browser plug-ins
Format | Plug-in | Source |
---|---|---|
QuickTime | QuickTime Player 7.6.0 | Apple Quicktime |
Adobe Reader 5 | Adobe Reader | |
Flash MX | Adobe Flash Player 10 | Adobe Flash Player |
Shockwave | Adobe Shockwave Player 11 (full version) | Adobe Shockwave |
Java applets | J2SE Runtime Environment 6.0 | Java |
Hardware requirements
Content works best on systems that have been configured according to the minimum hardware requirements specified by browser and plug-in manufacturers. Select the relevant link to find out the minimum hardware requirements for each of these browsers and plug-ins:
- Internet Explorer 7
- Internet Explorer 8
- Firefox 3
- Flash player 10
- Safari 3.0
- Shockwave Player 11 (full installer).
Screen resolution
Content displays best at a screen resolution of 1024 pixels x 768 pixels. At a minimum, you will need a resolution of 760 pixels x 570 pixels for header and navigation areas to be completely visible.