>> Autodesk Maya 2009- Minimum System Requirements

Software

Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business operating system (SP1 or higher)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional operating system (SP2 or higher)
Apple® Mac OS® X 10.5.2 operating system or higher

Hardware

Windows: Intel® Pentium® 4 or higher, AMD Athlon® 64, or AMD Opteron® processor
Macintosh®: Intel®-based Macintosh® computers
2 GB RAM
2 GB free hard drive space
Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL® graphics card
Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
DVD-ROM drive

For a more detailed list, or for minimum system requirements for a 64-bit version please visit
Autodesk's expanded system requirements list.

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>> Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Minimum System Requirements

Software

Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business operating system (SP1 or higher)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional operating system (SP2 or higher)
Apple® Mac OS® X 10.4.11 operating system or higher

Hardware

Windows: 1.8GHz or faster processor
Macintosh®: PowerPC® G5 or multicore Intel® processor
512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
2 GB free hard drive space
1,024x768 display (1,280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card
DVD-ROM drive

For more information please visit Adobe's system requirements list.

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