BANNER 4.0 Upgrade Reminder: No More Character-mode Access after August 12, 2000

By Jim Bohle (jbohle@oregon.uoregon.edu)

This is a reminder that BANNER 4.0 will be installed during the Labor Day weekend this year (September 2-4, 2000). With BANNER 4.0, the current character-mode access will no longer be available, and all BANNER applications will require you to use Graphical User Interface (GUI).

To ease the transition to BANNER 4.0, character mode access to BANNER will be terminated a few weeks before the upgrade, on August 13. (Note that the upgrade will not affect your ability to access BANNER-related information via DuckWeb.)

Here are the minimum desktop computer configurations you'll need for GUI access to BANNER:

1. Windows 95 / 98 / NT:

• Pentium-class PC
• 64MB RAM (96MB or more recommended--see "Newer Operating Systems and Browsers Require More RAM" on page 6)
• 20Mb free disk space
• 15-inch display

2. Macintosh OS 7.5.5 / 8.x / 9.x :

• Power Mac G3 / G4 64Mb RAM (96MB or more recommended-- see "Newer Operating Systems and Browsers Require More RAM" on page 6)
• 300Mb free disk space (for Windows software)
• 15-inch display
• Windows 95/98/NT emulation software, such as SoftWindows 5.x or Virtual PC 2.x / 3.x

We encourage everyone to begin using GUI access to BANNER as soon as possible. The sooner you start, the easier the final transition will be.

Questions? For additional information and questions, please contact Jim Bohle (346-1706, jbohle@oregon) or Susan Hilton (346-1725, hilton@oregon).