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To use Analytica, you need the following quite modest minimum configuration:
 
To use Analytica, you need the following quite modest minimum configuration:
  
 
* '''Operating system:'''
 
* '''Operating system:'''
** Windows Server 2003 or later (i.e., 2003, 2008, 2012 or 2016) or Windows 7 or later (Windows 8 or Windows 10).
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** Windows Server 2003 or later (i.e., 2003, 2008, 2012 or 2016) or Windows 7 or later (Windows 8, Windows 10 or Windows 11).{{Release|5.0||
** To run Analytica 64-bit, you’ll need a 64-bit edition of Windows.
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*** When using through Remote Desktop Connection, the server side must be Windows Server 2012 or later.}}
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** {{Release||5.2|To run Analytica 64-bit, you’ll need a }}64-bit edition of Windows.
 
** Sadly, it doesn't run on Macintosh OS, but it runs fine in VMWare Fusion or Parallels running Windows on a Mac.
 
** Sadly, it doesn't run on Macintosh OS, but it runs fine in VMWare Fusion or Parallels running Windows on a Mac.
 
** You can view and run Analytica models on the web via most browsers on almost any operating system using the [[Analytica Cloud Player]] (ACP).
 
** You can view and run Analytica models on the web via most browsers on almost any operating system using the [[Analytica Cloud Player]] (ACP).
** The [[Analytica Tablet]] (in beta) runs on IOS, on iPad or iPhone, to access any model deployed on ACP.
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* '''RAM''': Minimum of 1 GB RAM{{Release||4.6|, 3 GB recommended on 32-bit windows}}.  For large models in 64-bit Windows, up to 16 GB RAM can be helpful.
* '''RAM''': Minimum of 1 GB RAM, 3 GB recommended on 32-bit windows.  For large models in 64-bit Windows, up to 16 GB RAM can be helpful.
 
 
* '''Disk space''': About 60 MB. For very large models using virtual memory because they need more memory than available RAM, you can improve performance substantially by configuring 64-bit Windows to maintain its Virtual Memory page file on a Solid State Drive (SSD).
 
* '''Disk space''': About 60 MB. For very large models using virtual memory because they need more memory than available RAM, you can improve performance substantially by configuring 64-bit Windows to maintain its Virtual Memory page file on a Solid State Drive (SSD).
 
* '''Display''': For large models, especially when working with a spreadsheet or other applications, it's helpful to have a large screen, or even two screens.
 
* '''Display''': For large models, especially when working with a spreadsheet or other applications, it's helpful to have a large screen, or even two screens.

Latest revision as of 19:09, 5 November 2021




Release:

4.6  •  5.0  •  5.1  •  5.2  •  5.3  •  5.4  •  6.0  •  6.1  •  6.2  •  6.3  •  6.4  •  6.5  •  6.6


To use Analytica, you need the following quite modest minimum configuration:

  • Operating system:
    • Windows Server 2003 or later (i.e., 2003, 2008, 2012 or 2016) or Windows 7 or later (Windows 8, Windows 10 or Windows 11).
      • When using through Remote Desktop Connection, the server side must be Windows Server 2012 or later.
    • 64-bit edition of Windows.
    • Sadly, it doesn't run on Macintosh OS, but it runs fine in VMWare Fusion or Parallels running Windows on a Mac.
    • You can view and run Analytica models on the web via most browsers on almost any operating system using the Analytica Cloud Player (ACP).
  • RAM: Minimum of 1 GB RAM. For large models in 64-bit Windows, up to 16 GB RAM can be helpful.
  • Disk space: About 60 MB. For very large models using virtual memory because they need more memory than available RAM, you can improve performance substantially by configuring 64-bit Windows to maintain its Virtual Memory page file on a Solid State Drive (SSD).
  • Display: For large models, especially when working with a spreadsheet or other applications, it's helpful to have a large screen, or even two screens.

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