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Software Specifications

Each of the software packages requires different minimum hardware setups. Use the table below to determine whether you have the hardware necessary to run the software in which you are interested. Operating Systems listed are minimums.

Curriculum

Software

Platform

OS

Processor

Memory

Disk-Space

Internet

Display

Resolution

Peripherals

Other

Air Quality

eChem

Mac

8.0

Not Specified

Not Specified

Not Specified

No

Color

VGA

CD

No

Air Quality

eChem

PC

95/NT

Not Specified

Not Specified

Not Specified

No

Color

VGA

CD

No

Air Quality

Model-It

Mac

7.5

PPC

8 MB

24 MB

No

Color

VGA

CD

No

Air Quality

Model-It

PC

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

No

Color

VGA

CD

No

Behavior Matters

Animal Landlord

Mac

8

PPC

40 MB

305 MB

No

Color

VGA

CD

Sound

Behavior Matters

Animal Landlord

PC

95

Pentium

40 MB

305 MB

No

Color

VGA

CD

Sound

Earth Structures

Geodynamics

Mac

7

PPC

8 MB

0/135

Yes

Color

VGA

CD

No

Earth Structures

Geodynamics

PC

95/NT

486/586

16-32 MB

0/180

Yes

Color

SVGA

CD

No

Force & Motion

Interactive Physics

Mac

7.1

PPC

64 MB

60 MB

No

Color

VGA

CD

No

Force & Motion

Interactive Physics

PC

95

486/66

64 MB

20 MB

No

Color

VGA

CD

No

Force & Motion

Data Studio

Mac

7.5

PPC

16 MB

20 MB

No

Color

VGA

CD

Pasco Sensors

Force & Motion

Data Studio

PC

95

Pentium 486

16 MB

20 MB

No

Color

VGA

CD

Pasco Sensors

I-BIO

Data Studio

Mac

7.5

PPC

16 MB

20 MB

No

Color

VGA

CD

Pasco Sensors

I,BIO

Data Studio

PC

95

Pentium 486

16 MB

20 MB

No

Color

VGA

CD

Pasco Sensors

Planetary Forecaster

World Watcher

Mac

7.5.

68040

3 MB Free Ram

100 MB

No

256 Color

VGA

CD

Sound

Planetary Forecaster

World Watcher

PC

95/NT

Pentium

32 MB

100 MB

No

Color

VGA

CD

Sound

Solar

Solar Sim

Mac

9

n/a

128 MB

25 MB

No

Color

VGA

CD

None

Solar

Solar Sim

PC

98

Pentium II

64-128MB

25 MB

No

Color

VGA

CD

None

Struggle for Survival

Galapagos Finches

Mac

7.5.1

PPC

8 MB

24 MB

No

Color

VGA

CD

Sound

Struggle for Survival

Galapagos Finches

Mac

OS X

PPC

40 MB

100 MB

No

Color

VGA

CD

Sound

Water

Model-It

Mac

7.5

PPC

8 MB

24MB

No

Color

VGA

CD

Sound

Water

Model-It

PC

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

 

* 5MB free virtual memory

2 CD Operation/HD Operation (HD operation = install and run from Hard Drive)

3 7.0 and 7.1 will work with installation of Thread Manager

4 Program Folder/Data Sets

5 Must be networked if central file server is employed

6 VGA (640/480) is minimum, SVGA (800x600) is recommended

7 8MB physical memory and 22MB virtual memory is minimum, 24MB physical memory is recommended

8 If no Internet connection is available, we will work with you to attempt to establish connectivity

9 PPC and 16MB RAM strongly recommended

10 16 recommended for 95 and 32 recommended for NT

11 Recommended G3, OS 8.1 or higher, 48MB Physical RAM (64MB if Progress Portfolio is used simultaneously with other LeTUS software), 30MB HD space, 17" monitor at 1024x768

12 Also needs Science Workshop

1316MB is minimum, 32MB is preferred

144 is minimum, 8 recommended for Mac,16 recommended for PC

1520 MB to run program libraries from CD, 40MB to run entire program, including libraries, from hard drive16Progress Portfolio is optional for this unit

17Requires Run-Time Java
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