What computers are needed to use Sumac?
• Client Computers Each client computer (i.e. the computer that is running Sumac) should have the following display size and processing capacity: Minimum Screen Size Preferred Screen Size Roots modules 800 x 600 1024 x 768 Specialized modules 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 Operating System Processor RAM Windows 7, Vista 1GHz minimum 2GHz dual preferred 1GB minimum 2GB preferred Windows XP, 2000 500MHz minimum 1GHz preferred 256MB minimum 512MB preferred 64-bit processor running MacOS X 10.5.2 and later 32-bit processor running MacOS X 10.6 and later 1GHz or better 512MB minimum 1GB preferred Ubuntu Linux with Gnome 1GHz or better 512MB minimum 1GB preferred Server Computer Sumac Gold is a multi-user system: several people can simultaneously use Sumac and share the database. When you use a multi-user version of Sumac, the data resides on a server – a computer that is running a database management program (MySQL) to manage the data for all the client computers. The server does not have to be a s