SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

All of our software is available for both Mac and Windows platforms with minimal hardware requirements. No keyboard is necessary for most of our software products - only a mouse, trackball or trackpad and clicker. This makes them ideal for use in a kiosk environment. Only MediaShow requires a high-end computer to run at its best. However, the higher the processor speed and the more memory you have installed on your computer, the better your experience will be!

NOTE: Software support for MacOS ends with MacOS 10.14 "Mojave"

MacOS 10.15+ users should contact support@spaceupdate.com for info on 64bit versions of our software.

SPACE UPDATE

Space Update requires 1 GB of free hard disk space for a full install, or 130-350 MB free for each individual stand-alone module (Sky Tonight is the largest because of the sky-view files included). Both real-time images and instructive sample images are provided. Web references are always available, so that a visitor can learn more on his or her own. The system is all "point and click", with no technical ability required. Reading level is middle-school, although even non-readers enjoy the simple navigation and gorgeous imagery. The software is easy to use - with many images updating on demand with a single click, like a browser, but since it is a captive program, it is safe for unsupervised use. The data organization is simple and open - users can easily find the images or movies in the support folders and use them in creating curricula or student reports. Museums can purchase special full-screen versions that blank out the menu bars, keeping the users from accessing the desktop.

  MAC WINDOWS
Operating System OSX 10.4 - 10.14 7, 8, 10, 11
Installed RAM 1 GB 1 GB
Minimum Display 1024 x 768 pixels 1024 x 768 pixels
Internet optional (for updating only) optional (for updating only)

MEDIASHOW

MediaShow can be used on a machine with the requirements above, but is designed for high-end computers, as its intended use is for showing high resolution full-dome video files in a multi-display environment. A computer that can support video mirroring or dual-displays is required (1920 x 1080 pixels is the maximum resolution of the full-dome video files). We recommend the following system minimums:


  MAC WINDOWS
Operating System OSX 10.7+ 10+
Installed RAM 2 GB 2 GB
Minimum Display 1400 x 1050 pixels 1400 x 1050 pixels
Video NVIDIA card with 512MB+ NVIDIA card with 512MB+>