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here are system requirements for Autodesk Maya 2009 version

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System Requirements
Software

The 32-bit version of Autodesk® Maya® 2009 software is supported on any of the following operating systems:

* Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business operating system (SP1 or higher)
* Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional operating system (SP2 or higher)
* Apple® Mac OS® X 10.5.2 operating system or higher

The 64-bit version of Maya 2009 software is supported on any of the following operating systems:

* Microsoft Windows Vista Business (SP1 or higher)
* Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition (SP2 or higher)
* Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 4.0 WS operating system (U6)
* Fedora™ 8 operating system

These web browsers are supported for Autodesk Maya 2009:

* Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 internet browser or higher
* Netscape® 7 web browser or higher
* Apple® Safari® web browser
* Mozilla® Firefox® web browser

Hardware

At a minimum, the 32-bit version of Maya 2009 software requires a system with the following hardware:

* Windows: Intel® Pentium® 4 or higher, AMD Athlon® 64, or AMD Opteron® processor
* Macintosh®: Intel®-based Macintosh® computers
* 2 GB RAM
* 2 GB free hard drive space
* Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL® graphics card
* Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
* DVD-ROM drive

At a minimum, the 64-bit version of Maya 2009 software requires a system with the following hardware:

* Windows and Linux: Intel EM64T processor, AMD Athlon 64, or AMD Opteron
* 2 GB RAM
* 2 GB free hard drive space
* Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card
* Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
* DVD-ROM drive

Note: Maya 2009 is also capable of running on other configurations, such as boutique distributions of Linux. However, enumerating systems that are not tested and cannot be supported, or that fall below the requirements for a productive user experience is beyond the scope of the online qualification charts.
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