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System Requirements

Below are some general hardware configurations and operating systems needed to run Orchard Gold Star. Call 1-888-351-4199 to discuss your specific needs.

Windows		Mac OS X
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Vista 450 MHz Pentium III 256 MB RAM Windows 2000 and XP; 512 MB RAM Windows Vista (1GB recommended) 40 MB of free hard drive space 10BaseT Ethernet (100BaseT recommended) or 802.11a/b/g/n wireless with content loaded locally, full-duplex, switched network 800 x 600 display with 16-bit color (thousands of colors) Mouse and keyboard Sound card with speakers or headphones (optional, but required for some activities) Printer, local or networked (optional, but recommended) Microphone (optional, but required for some activities) Standard font and theme settings highly recommended		Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer (10 .4 .11 or newer recommended) 400 MHz G3 (G4 or faster recommended) 256 MB RAM Mac OS X 10 .3 .9 to 10 .4 .11; 512 MB RAM Mac OS X 10 .5 10BaseT Ethernet (100BaseT recommended) or 802.11g wireless with content loaded locally, full-duplex, switched network 800 x 600 display with 16-bit color (thousands of colors) Mouse and keyboard Speakers or headphones (optional, but required for some activities) Printer, local or network (optional, but recommended) Microphone (optional, but required for some activities)

Server Requirements* Windows Server 2000 with SP3 (or later) or Windows 2003 Server Novell Netware 6.0 with Support Pack 2 (or later) or Netware 6.5 with Support Pack 2 (or later) Up to 12 GB of free hard drive space for a full Orchard installation* Full-duplex, switched network DVD drive (for installation only) 10-49 Network Workstations: Single processor Pentium III 800 MHz Pentium or faster 768 MB RAM 100BaseT Ethernet (1000BaseT recommended) Note: The majority of the Orchard Gold Star Skill Trees are Windows Vista compatible. Call 1-888-351-4199 or contact your Orchard representative for specific details.		Server Requirements* Mac OS X 10.3 Server or newer (10.4.11 or newer recommended) Up to 12 GB of free hard drive space for a full Orchard installation Full-duplex, switched network DVD drive (for installation only) 10-49 Network Workstations 733 MHz G4 or faster 768 MB RAM 100BaseT Ethernet (1000BaseT recommended)
For older hardware, visit http://support.orchardsoftware.com/orchard-eol-policy for Orchard's End-of-Life Policy or contact customer support at 1-888-351-4199. * Server requirements are listed for LAN installations only. Please contact customer support at 1-888-351-4199 for information about WAN or wireless installations.