The following are the minimum system requirements for Plato 21.11. Exceeding these requirements will in most cases lead to a performance increase. Running Plato on a system that does not meet these requirements is not supported.
Minimum requirements
Plato 21.11 (Windows)
Minimum System Requirements for Plato 21.11 (Windows)
Processor type and speed
x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) compatible processor (Intel® or AMD®), minimum dual-core.
RAM
4 GB RAM.
For more information about memory limitations in Windows operating systems, please consult this table.
Hard drive
An NTFS volume is required. The software takes about 5 GB of disk space. Also, take into account the need for storage of temporary and production data. A backup solution is strongly advised.
Screen resolution
Minimum 1280 x 1024 resolution, true color depth.
Network connection
10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, TCP/IP v4 protocol. TCP/IP v6 protocol is not supported.
Virtualization
Parallels Desktop or VMware® Fusion® is supported, but please be aware that Esko doesn't test all combinations of Mac® OS X and Parallels Desktop/VMware® Fusion®.
Fileservers
All Esko applications running on Windows OS can use data that is available on network shares. We recommend to use Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 as file server.
Supported Operating Systems
Recommended operating systems are highlighted in green in the tables below.
If an operating system is not listed in the tables below, it is not supported. Do not try to install Plato on a computer running an unsupported operating system.