Minimum System Requirements

The table below outlines the specific minimum system requirements for TheSkyX Serious Astronomer Edition on the Macintosh and Windows operating systems.

 

Operating System

Minimum System Requirements

Mac

 

 

  • 1.25 GHz G4 PowerPC or faster processor or 2 GHz Intel Core Duo or faster processor

  • Macintosh OS X version 10.4.8 or later

  • 1024 x 768 display resolution with millions of colors

  • 512 MB RAM

  • 64 MB video RAM

  • 1.25 GB disc space

  • Mouse or other pointing device

  • DVD-ROM

  • Mouse or other pointing device

  • Keyboard

 

 

Windows

 

  • 1.5 GHz or faster processor

  • Intel Pentium 4, Pentium M, Pentium D processor or better, or AMD K-8 (Athlon) or better.  

 

TheSkyX Serious Astronomer Edition is not compatible with Pentium III or older model (circa 2003) AMD processors.  (These older processors do not support the SSE2 instruction set that is used by TheSkyX.)

 

  • 512 MB internal RAM

  • OpenGL 1.5 and later

  • Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit Editions), including:

 

 

  • Windows 7 Ultimate Edition*

  • Windows 7 Enterprise Edition

  • Windows 7 Professional Edition

  • Windows 7 Home Premium Edition

  • Windows 7 Home Basic Edition

  • Windows 7 Starter Edition

 

 

  • Windows Vista Ultimate Edition*  

  • Windows Vista Home Edition

  • Windows Vista Home Basic

  • Windows Vista Business Edition

  • Windows Vista Enterprise Edition

 

Software Bisque strongly discourages using Windows Vista operating system for a host of reasons.  Consider Windows 7 instead.

 

  • Windows XP Professional Edition*

  • Windows XP Home Edition

  • Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

  • Windows XP Media Center Edition

 

 

 

  • 1024 x 768 display resolution with true color

  • 128 MB (minimum) video RAM

  • 1.25 GB free disc space

  • DVD-ROM drive

  • Mouse or other pointing device

  • Keyboard

 

*TheSkyX Serious Astronomer Edition for Windows is a 32-bit application, and is compatible with either the 32-bit or 64-bit versions of these operating systems.

 
 

If you are unsure whether or not your computer's video hardware is compatible with TheSkyX Serious Astronomer Edition, visit TheSkyX Compatibility Test page.