KET Computer Equipment Requirement Chart for 1998-99 Distance Learning Classrooms

	Absolute minimum configuration	Average configuration	Best configuration
	Minimal Performance	Acceptable performance	Good performance
	No future	Limited future	Good future prospects
	If you have a machine like this, you will be able to use it until you obtain funding for a new system. Internet (World Wide Web) software runs poorly (if at all) with less than this minimum configuration. Video conferencing and other advanced features are not available with this configuration.	If you have a system with this configuration, you shouldn't need to purchase a new system. If you lack any of the listed features, you should upgrade your system. This upgrade should offer significant savings compared to a new system.	If you need a new system, use this as a minimum specification for the purchase.
CPU* Configuration	486 DX2/66 MHz or higher	Pentium 133 MHz or higher	Pentium II 233 MHz or higher
Operating** System	Windows `95	Windows `95 or higher	Windows `95 or higher
Memory	8 MB RAM	16 MB RAM	32 MB RAM or more
Hard drive	50 MB free hard drive space	200 MB free hard drive space	400 MB free hard drive space
Monitor	14" or larger SVGA monitor	15" or larger SVGA monitor	17" or larger SVGA monitor
Modem	28.8 or higher modem	33.6 or higher modem, ISDN or Internet via Ethernet	56K modem, ISDN or Internet via Ethernet
Sound	Windows '95 compatible sound card and speakers	Windows '95 compatible sound card and speakers	Windows '95 compatible sound card and speakers
Microphone	Handheld or desktop model	Handheld or desktop model	Conferencing multi-person table top model
CD ROM Drive	double speed	quad speed or higher	12/24x speed or higher
Printer	Color ink jet	Color ink jet and access to laser	Color ink jet and access to laser
Video Camera (Optional)	none	Video Blaster WebCam II	Video Blaster WebCam II

* When dealing with the Internet and similar technologies, several platform issues arise. In addition to the PC Windows systems listed above, Macintosh Power PCs with equivalent configurations will be supported whenever possible. However, several pieces of software used by our instructors are not available in Macintosh versions. Wortgefecht for the German courses, Lingua Latina for Latin courses and the Physics Vernier products are only available for Intel/Windows based machines.