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In
order to experience the best
that USDA.gov has to offer,
follow these guidelines. These
technology suggestions feature
the minimum system requirements
for optimum viewing.
Adobe®
Reader®
The Adobe® Reader® link
above provide free software
for viewing and printing Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF)
files.
Operating Systems
The minimum requirements for
USDA.gov supported operating
systems are as follows.
Microsoft Windows (95/98,
NT, 2000, XP)
Macintosh (OS 8.5+, OS
9.x, OS X)
UNIX/Linux
Resolution and Color
Resolution: For the best viewing
experience, screen resolution
should be at 800 x 600 pixels
or higher.
Color: The minimum color bit
depth should be at least 16-bit.
Web Browsers
The following web browsers are
supported by USDA.gov.
Netscape Version 4.7x
+
Internet Explorer Version
5.x+
Safari Version 1.0 (Macintosh)+
Users with uncommon applications,
such as AOL, Opera, Mozilla,
etc., may experience minor differences
in look and feel since all browsers
do not follow the W3C guidelines
to exact specifications for
HTML, XML, etc.