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Workstation Configuration for Using IS&C Java-based Applications

Information Systems & Computing

April 21, 1999

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Minimum Desktop Hardware Requirements:

32-bit operating system

64 MB of memory (possibly could run in 32 MB – we have not tested this)

CPU speed – have tested a 100 mhz system (slow but it works)

Minimum Browser Levels:

Platform	Netscape	Internet Explorer
NT 4.0	4.05 with jdk 1.1 patch	4.0
Windows 98	Not tested	4.0
Windows 95	Not tested	Not tested
Mac 8.0 (tested 8.5)	Event model (1.1) not supported	4.0 Use Microsoft Java VM
Solaris	4.05 with jdk1.1 patch	Not tested

Testing comments:

NT -

This is our primary testing platform. Applet load times can be long for machines with slower cpus and/or limited memory. If the web page is resized by the user while the browser is waiting for a reply from the server, the user may be left with an inoperable applet.

Mac –

Internet Explorer: One of the applets did not load. No extensive testing was done.

Netscape: Netscape’s web site states that 1.1 event model is not supported in 4.x.

Windows 98 -

The graphical rendering on Windows 98 had some problems. We are checking into possible configuration issues (e.g. display settings).

Unix –

Only minimal testing done. Not all UNIX flavors tested. Fonts had to be reconfigured for optimal display.

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