Linux Computer

• OS: Debian Sid, Etch or Ubuntu 6.10 ('Edgy'). Manual install available for other Linux distributions.
• CPU: Pentium 4 1.7 GHz [or] AMD Athlon XP 1.6 (32Bit only) [or] Pentium M
• System Memory: 256MB RAM
• Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 4 64MB [or] ATI 9600 Mobility 64MB [or] Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 64MB
• Hard Disk Space: 20MB
  
  

Apple Computer

• OS: 10.4.* ('Tiger')
• CPU: 1.8GHz G5 (PPC)
• System Memory: 512MB RAM
• Graphics Adapater: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 64MB [or] ATI 9600 Mobility 64MB
• Hard Disk Space: 20MB
  
  

Windows Computer

• OS: Windows 2000 or XP (latest service packs)
• CPU: Pentium 4 1.7 GHz [or] AMD Athlon XP 1.6 (32Bit only) [or] Pentium M
• System Memory: 512MB RAM
• Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 4 64MB [or] ATI 9600 Mobility 64MB [or] Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 64MB
• Hard Disk Space: 20MB

Computers at this minumum specification may have problems running Packet Garden in 'shadowed mode' or if worlds grown are very large and complex.

To improve performance use the help guides to turn off visual effects and disable shadows in the Configuration menu.

Computers running Packet Garden must be connected to the internet to function. Firewire network devices are known not to work on some systems.