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IDL 7.1 Hardware and Operating System Requirements 


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 A network interface card (NIC or Ethernet) is required for software-based node-locked and floating licenses.

The following table describes the supported platforms and operating systems for IDL.

Platform Vendor Hardware Operating System Supported Version
Windows Microsoft Intel/AMD x86 32-bit Windows XP SP2, Vista
Intel/AMD x86_64 64-bit Windows XP SP2, Vista
Macintosha Apple PowerPC 32-bit OS X 10.5.1
Intel 32-bit OS X 10.5.1
Intel 64-bit OS X 10.5.1
UNIX a
various Intel/AMD x86 32-bit Linuxb,c Kernel version 2.6.9
glibc version 2.3.4
gtk2 version 2.4.13
various Intel/AMDx86_64 64-bit Linuxb,c,d Kernel version 2.6.9
glibc version 2.3.4
gtk2 version 2.4.13
SUN SPARC 32-bit Solarisc 10
SUN SPARC 64-bit Solarisc 10
SUN Intel/AMD x86_64 64-bit Solarise 10

a For UNIX and Mac OS X, the supported versions indicate that IDL was either built on (the lowest version listed) or tested on that version. You can install and run IDL on other versions that are binary compatible with those listed.

b The LINUX version of IDL is built on RedHat 4. If your version of Linux is compatible with the listed kernel and glibc versions, you should be able to install and run IDL.

c The IDL Workbench requires the GTK+ library version 2.4 or later. Printing functionality in the Workbench requires GTK+ library version 2.10 or later. If GTK+ version 2.4 or later is not available, IDL will only run in console mode.

d On 64-bit Linux systems, the IDL Workbench requires that your platform's 32-bit compatibility libraries be installed.

e The IDL Workbench and Online Help are not supported on Solaris x86 64-bit machines. Documentation is available on the DVD for Solaris x86 platforms.

On UNIX platforms that provide 64-bit support, you can run IDL as either a 32-bit or a 64-bit application. When both versions are installed, the 64-bit version is the default. You can run the 32-bit version by specifying the -32 switch at the command line, as follows:

% idl -32 or %idlde

Under Microsoft Windows, the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are started via separate Start menu entries. Graphics Hardware

Some IDL features take advantage of graphics hardware that supports the OpenGL 2.0 interface to improve rendering performance, if such hardware is present. Your video card should support OpenGL 2.0 or higher to take advantage of the graphics features in IDL. Platform Support Questions and Answers

The ITT Visual Information Solutions Technical Support department maintains a list of common platform and operating system support questions and answers. Please see Tech Tip 3635 on the ITT Visual Information Solutions Web site for additional information. Software Requirements

The following table describes the software requirements for IDL:

Platform Software Requirements
Windows Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
Macintosh Apple X11 X-Windows manager