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Minimum Desktop Requirements

Type of User Hardware Requirements Software Requirements

Unit Creator

PC Minimum Requirements:

  • Processor speed of at least 133Mhz and 32Mb of memory

  • Unit Creators are strongly advised to have a more powerful system than the minimum requirement. More memory and a faster processor will significantly enhance performance. This is particularly true if other programs are to be run while using PHR as they will occupy needed resources.

Macintosh Requirements:

  • Apple-brand Power Macintosh with a G3 processor at 233Mhz or greater.

  • Minimum 96Mb of memory, 128Mb advised.

  • Mac OS 8.1 or later (Netscape 4.7 not compatible with OS 10).

 

  • Netscape 7.0x or Internet Explorer 5.x browser (Netscape Preferred but not compatible with MAC OS 10). Current browsers are generally included in recent Windows, Mac and Unix machines.

  • Brio plug-in for users needing PHR reports.

Unit Approver

PC Minimum Requirements:

  • Processor speed of at least 133Mhz and 32Mb of memory

  • It is recommended that Unit Approvers have a more powerful system than the minimum requirement. More memory and a faster processor will significantly enhance performance. This is particularly true if other programs are to be run while using PHR as they will occupy needed resources. 

Macintosh Requirements:

  • Apple-brand Power Macintosh with a G3 processor at 233Mhz or greater.

  • Minimum 96Mb of memory, 128Mb recommended.

  • Mac OS 8.1 or later (Netscape 7.0 not compatible with OS 10).

 

  • Netscape 7.0x or Internet Explorer 5.x browser (Netscape preferred but not compatible with MAC OS 10). Current browsers are generally included in recent Windows, Mac and Unix machines.

Supervisor of Work Group (Time Entry Approval)

Access to a PC or Mac with the following hardware specifications:

PC Requirements:

  • Processor speed of at least 133Mhz and 32Mb of memory.

  • More memory and a faster processor will enhance system performance and may be required if other programs are using significant workstation resources.

Macintosh Requirements:

  • Apple-brand Power Macintosh with a G3 processor at 233Mhz or greater.

  • 96Mb of memory, 128Mb preferred.

  • Mac OS 8.1 or later (Netscape 7.0 not compatible with OS 10).

Access to a PC or Mac with the following software:

 

  • Netscape 7.0x or Internet Explorer 5.x browser (Netscape preferred but not compatible with MAC OS 10). Current browsers are generally included in recent Windows, Mac and Unix machines.

Employee 
(Time Entry)

Access to a PC or Mac with the following hardware specifications:

PC Requirements:

  • Processor speed of at least 133Mhz and 32Mb of memory.

  • More memory and a faster processor will enhance system performance and may be required if other programs are using significant workstation resources.

Macintosh Requirements:

  • Apple-brand Power Macintosh with a G3 processor at 233Mhz or greater.

  • 96Mb of memory, 128Mb preferred.

  •  Mac OS 8.1 or later (Netscape 4.7 not compatible with OS 10). 

Access to a PC or Mac with the following software:

 

  • Netscape 7.0x or Internet Explorer 5.x browser (Netscape preferred but not compatible with MAC OS 10). Current browsers are generally included in recent Windows, Mac and Unix machines.

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