Computer Requirements

You must have a computer meeting these minimum requirements.  However, we sincerely advise you to have a fully loaded, up-to-date desktop computer.  If you don’t have a computer you are comfortable with, we contract with professional computer technicians who will provide you with a transcription-ready desktop PC.  To ask about purchasing a Computer click here fill out the Information form and "comments" section. 

You will only be as good as your education and your computer!

Hardware:

• Pentium PC with 1GHz clock or better recommended
• 5 GB of hard drive
• Monitor SVGA- minimum of 800 x 600 resolution, 16-bit color        

• CD-ROM Drive 4X or higher.
• 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM (256 MB or higher recommended)
• 56 KBPS modem (Broadband-DSL cable modem recommended)
• SoundBlaster-compatible, 16-bit or higher, sound card.
• Speakers with headset jack
• Available USB port or serial port (for foot pedal) 
• Headset: Single-prong transcription headset; Walkman© or stereo headphones 

Software:

• Real Audio Player for pronunciation sound files 
• Cable or DSL high speed internet provider
• Microsoft Word 2007 or 2003  

Operating System:

Windows™ 2000/XP/ Vista 32 bit (64 bit is not supported)
Computer with 300 MHz clock (1GHz or better recommended)
or
Mac OS X 10.2 or better
Power PC G3, G4 or G5 processor (500 MHz or better recommended)

The Mac is not supported for some classes.  We hope this is temporary.
 

Foot Pedal – Bright Start™ students receive a computer foot pedal and pedal software.  Digital voice recordings and cable internet transmission of voice files is required.  This is the same tool you will be using at work. 

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