Hardware Recommendations
- Desktop or laptop computer. However, many netbook models are designed to work well with 2D graphics but are not powerful enough to support 3D graphics animation. We suggest trying Alice on the netbook that will be used with Alice before purchase.
- 1 GB RAM (2 GB or more is recommended, but not required)
- VGA graphics card capable of high (32 bit) color and at least 1024x768 resolution (3D video card gives faster performance, but is not required)
- Two- or three-button mouse. The touchpad on a laptop may be used. Please note, however, that arranging 3D objects in a virtual world is easier to control with a mouse than with a touchpad.
Compatible Operating Systems
- Windows
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista 32-bit
- Windows Vista 64-bit
- Windows 7 32-bit
- Windows 7 64-bit
NOTE: The Intel Integrated chipset that is found on many notebook, netbook, and older machines has proven to be troublesome when trying to run Alice 3.x. Some higher-end Vista machines have also had difficulties. Decreasing hardware acceleration or decreasing color resolution (form 32 bit to 16 bit) has sometimes been helpful. See also the note below on updating video drivers.
Java
The Alice 3 installer makes use of the Java JDK and the JDK is *not* the same as the JRE. To find out whether the JDK is already installed on a:
PC => open the Command Prompt window and at the C:\> prompt, enter where java
Mac or Linux => open the Terminal window and at the $ prompt, enter which java
If the computer does not already have the Java JDK installed, see the instructions in Appendix C for downloading and installing it prior to downloading and installing Alice 3.
Mac
Linux
Alice for Linux has been successfully tested on the following distributions. If you are able to test it on something not on the below list, please let us know your findings!
Alice requires Java. If you do not have it installed on your Linux box, you will need to do so. Java can be downloaded here.
Video Requirements
A very frequent cause for problems users of Windows machines encounter when attempting to run Alice 3 are out of date video drivers for older machines. This is often seen when a red-screen occurs in the Alice run-time window when the Run button is clicked. See the following link for instructions on updating the video drivers of your machine
Updating Video Drivers
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