To run ACID on your computer, you need... - About 500 KB hard drive space
- To see if your operating system can run ACID, please consult the table below
| OS | Standard | Pre-Release | Compatibility | Comments | | Windows 7 | √ | √ | √ | | | Windows Server 2008 | √ | √ | √ | | | Windows Vista | √ | √ | √ | | | Windows Server 2003 | √ | √ | √ | | | Windows XP | √ | √ | √ | | | Windows 2000 | √ | √ | √ |
| | Windows ME | X | X | √ | | | Windows 98 | X | X | √ | | | Windows NT 4 | X | X | √ | | | Windows 95 | X | X | √ | | | WINE (Linux) | X | X | √* | Has a few bugs. Do not expect full performance. | | WINE (Mac) | ? | ? | ? | Never tested. | | Windows NT 3 | X | X | X |
| | Windows 3.0/3.1 | X | X | X |
| | Windows 2.0/2.1 | X | X | X |
| | Windows 1.01 | X | X | X |
| | XOS Fusion | X | X | X | Although we wish it did run. |
- About 300 MHz CPU (it's just a simple programming language, it's not like it uses VoIP or 3D graphics)
- About 128 MB RAM
- No programs that use the .acid extension (if you choose to register it, it will be over-written)
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