The software can run either on a PC or on an Apple Mac. The design is based around a monitor size of 1024x768 and although it is possible run on smaller screens this size is recommended to avoid large amounts of scrolling.

We ask all but the smallest customers to consider using a server for SkillMatch as performance is much reduced and more frequent backups are possible. If server hardware/software cost is an issue currently we find the cheapest option is to install a Mac OSX system and we are happy to advise on a suitable machine and to set this up for you. Once set up the system will run for extended periods without any need for user intervention so knowledge of OSX is not required for you to consider this option.

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For Windows SkillMatch

Client (Users)
* Pentium 500MHz or higher
* 64MB of RAM for Windows 2000
* 128MB of RAM for Windows XP
* CD-ROM drive and hard disk drive
* Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4), Windows XP (Service Pack 1)*

Server
* Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition
* or Windows 2000 Server
* Processor: Pentium III 1GHz
* RAM: 256 MB
* Hard Disk: 1 GB of available disk space
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For Apple OSX SkillMatch

Client (Users)
* Apple G3 or higher (no G3 upgrade cards)
* 128MB of RAM
* CD-ROM drive and hard disk drive
* Mac OS X v10.2.8 or late

Server
* Mac OS X v10.3
* Mac OS X Server v10.3
* Processor: G4 500 MHz
* RAM: 256 MB
* Hard Disk: 1 GB of available disk space

It can run as a one-user application or share data between users. Systems using more than one computer require a network

For systems of up to six users the system does not require a dedicated server.

A 10 MHz Ethernet network is satisfactory for all systems but where images of properties are stored in the system 100MHz or higher will produce significant speed improvements.