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As long as you have Internet access, you can take courses with FLVS. While it is possible to take courses with dial-up connectivity, it will take a little longer for pages to load. You might want to print a few lessons and work offline. You can then save and upload work when you are finished. If you have questions or need help, please visit the FLVS Support Center

Hardware Requirements

Pentium II (233 MHz minimum, higher recommended) or Power Mac G3

256 MB Ram

12x CD-ROM (CD/DVD Recommended)

Printer required

Students need a method to save work to a removable disk (Floppy, Zip, CD-ROM)

Audio: Sound card with speakers, microphone or headset (needed in some courses)

America Online and KOL are not recommended



Web Browser, Operating System, and Internet Connection
 Requirement/RecommendationYour Current Status
Browser Version
Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher  (Click here to download)
Safari Browser(Click here to download)  
Check out our FAQ for a complete list of browsers.
Operating System
Windows 2000, 98, NT, XP, ME (Windows ME does not support software used in the following courses: Web Design 1 and 2)
Mac OS X
Internet Connection

128k internet connection. A broadband connection is recommended.

 

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Cookies Enabled Required
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Plug-ins and other useful software
 Requirement/RecommendationYour Current Status
Adobe Acrobat Reader

Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher
Download it hereAdobe Acrobat Reader icon

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Java Plug-in

Sun Java 1.4.2 JRE or higher

Sun Java 3D 1.3 or higher
Download Here -
Cchoose Java 3D for Windows
Runtime for the JRE. Once
you install it, restart your
browser and you should
see that Java 3D is installed.

Macromedia Flash

Flash 7 player or higher (Click here to download)


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