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# IDL Hardware and Operating System Requirements

Platform | Hardware | Operating System | Supported Versions a
--- | --- | --- | ---
Windows | Intel/AMD 32-bit Intel/AMD 64-bit | Windows | 7, 8, 10 7, 8, 10
Macintosh | Intel 64-bit | OS X | 10.9, 10.10 b
UNIX | Intel/AMD 64-bit | Linux | Kernel 2.6.32 , glibc 2.12
SPARC 64-bit Intel/AMD 64-bit | Solaris | 10

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a Supported versions indicate that IDL was either built on (the lowest version listed) or tested on that version. You can install and run IDL on other versions that are binary-compatible with those listed.

b An X-Windows manager is required for Macintosh. IDL was tested using XQuartz 2.7.4.