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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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 Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:30 pm Post subject: World Wide Telescope |
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Microsoft�s WorldWide Telescope Released
Microsoft has released its highly anticipated Worldwide Telescope software, which can be used by astronomers and non-astronomers alike to explore the heavens with a desktop client akin to Google Earth.
And seeing as i know quite a few of you enjoy staring into space and would like a closer look at uranus, you can download it here........
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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Some pretty steep system requirements just to look at Uranus.
~ Microsoft� XP SP2 (minimum), Windows� Vista� (recommended)
~ PC with Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 2 gigahertz (GHz) or faster, recommended
~ 1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM; 2 GB RAM recommended
~ 3D accelerated card with 128 megabytes (MB) RAM; discrete graphics card with dedicated 256-MB VRAM recommended for higher performance
~ 1 GB of available hard disk space; 10 GB recommended for off-line features and higher performance browsing |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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Some pretty steep system requirements just to look at Uranus.
~ Microsoft� XP SP2 (minimum), Windows� Vista� (recommended)
~ PC with Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 2 gigahertz (GHz) or faster, recommended
~ 1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM; 2 GB RAM recommended
~ 3D accelerated card with 128 megabytes (MB) RAM; discrete graphics card with dedicated 256-MB VRAM recommended for higher performance
~ 1 GB of available hard disk space; 10 GB recommended for off-line features and higher performance browsing |
The miserable man of the Tech forum makes his mark |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Those are some insane requirements though. Basically the same as Crysis (most graphically demanding game ever made), if memory serves. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| How many computers don't have 128mb graphics card now? |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 6:35 am Post subject: |
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| mrsquirrel wrote: |
The miserable man of the Tech forum makes his mark |
I cannot express my pain at your scathing insight.
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| mrsquirrel wrote: |
| How many computers don't have 128mb graphics card now? |
Not sure, but by a recent steam survey no more than 38 percent would meet the recommended requirements, and those are gamers. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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| I had a go. It's fun. |
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re:cursive
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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To those who have tried it...How does it compare to Google Sky?
The WorldWide Telescope won't run on anything but Windows so unfortunately I can't have a look at it. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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| I can't even get to see any starts. Just some lines in the sky. |
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