System Requirements

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Required Software

Tron Machine is exclusively built with the Java programming language. You must have Java installed on your computer in order to run it. This installation must also be Java 8 or later; if it is not, you must update Java before running the program. To check if you currently have Java installed (and the version number):

Check Java Version

Mac

1. Open System Preferences

2. Search for Java. If an icon labeled "Java" is not highlighted (usually near the bottom of the Preferences pane) you do not have Java installed.

3. Click the Java icon.

4. Navigate through the Java Control Panel to find the Java version (the set-up of this control panel has changed over time). At time of this writing, you can find the version in the Update tab.

Windows

1. Open command prompt (Click the Windows icon in the bottom left of your screen, and search for it)

2. Enter the command:

   java -version

3. If you receive the message "'java' is not recognized" or something similar, you do not have Java installed. Check the version number in the message.

Linux

1. Open command prompt.

2. Enter the command:

   java -version

3. If Java version is installed on your system, you see a Java installed response. Check the version number in the message.

Update Java if Needed

If you do not have Java installed or it is not version 8 or later, you will need to perform an update. You can do this at the Java website.

Required Hardware

RAM

The Random Access Memory (RAM) of you computer is essentially a working memory that your computer uses. It generally ranges from 1 GB to 16 GB on modern systems. The amount of RAM you need will depends on your image size. If you image is 4 GB in size, you will need at least this amount of RAM to run the program. If your image file is particularly large (say 10 GB), it may not be feasible to use this program to analyze the image. The processing time will be immense. This article describes how to find the amount of RAM you have installed.

Storage

The storage on your computer is also important. This will generally not be a limiting factor on most machines. However, if your computer does run out of storage during a run, the program will fail. Make sure there is ample storage space on your machine. This article describes how to find the amount of storage you have remaining.

Processor

Although there is no processor requirement, this program will do some heavy lifting. If you are running an older machine with an older processor, or your processor is slow for some other reason, this program will still run but will take a greater amount of time to finish.

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