Currently Client Support is rolling out the R5 Notes client to the campus community and a CD with the software is available for purchase at the Computer Corner. All new Notes accounts currently are set up with the R5 mail template which will require an R5 client or a Java enabled browser. Users in departments that do not use Organizer GS with Notes will also be upgraded as soon as possible. Organizer GS users will be migrated to the improved functionality of Notes R5 in such a manner that all the users in a department sharing calendars are migrated at the same time. We anticipate that all users will be migrated before the beginning of the Spring 2001 semester and mail file access after that will require either a Java enabled web browser or a Notes R5 client.
Training is now available.
The R5 client has much improved functionality. Unfortunately, this comes with a cost. To run R5 with any reasonable amount of performance will require at least a Pentium or a PowerPC operating at 166 MHz with a minimum 32 MB of memory, a 256 color 800x600 pixel display device and 200MB available disk space. Higher CPU speeds and more memory will significantly improve performance.