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The following are supported browsers & operating systems for release 9.1, Service Pack 8.

Definitions

  • Certified: fully tested and supported.
  • Compatible: partially tested but should function properly.
  • Provisional: future technologies considered supported by Blackboard Support.
  • Unsupported: either impossible or not tested.

 Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

 

Internet Explorer® 9

Internet Explorer 8

Firefox (Final Release Channel)

Firefox 3.6

Chrome (Stable Channel)

Windows XP
(32-bit)

Unsupported

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

Windows Vista
(32-bit)

Certified

Compatible

Certified

Compatible

Compatible

Windows Vista
(64-bit)

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

Windows 7
(32-bit)

Certified

Compatible

Certified

Compatible

Certified

Windows 7
(64-bit)

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

 

Apple® Mac OS® Operating System

 

Safari® 5.1

Safari 5.0

Safari 4.0

Firefox (Final Release Channel)

Firefox 3.6

Chrome (Stable Channel)

Mac OSX 10.5 "Leopard"

Unsupported

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

Mac OSX 10.6 "Snow Leopard"

Compatible

Certified

Compatible

Certified

Compatible

Certified

Mac OSX 10.7 "Lion"

Compatible

Unsupported

Unsupported

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

 

Note that the following technologies are not supported:

  • Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7
  • Firefox 1.x, 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5
  • Safari 2.0, 3.x  (or any version on Windows)
  • Mac OSX 10.4 "Tiger"
  • Java 5