Operating system
The program is available for the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows 10, 8, 7 and XP (known to work also on Windows Vista), 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
The program is available as a binary program (.exe or .zip) - MacOSX 10.13, 10.14, 10.15. The program is available as a Disk image (.dmg).
Internet connection
An internet connection is required to connect to the Interactive Biosoftware’s database server :
alamut.interactive-biosoftware.com (based in Europe) or alamut-na.interactive-biosoftware.com (based in North America).
The mean data volume exchanged for one gene is around 200 KB.
The software handles connections through HTTP on port 80, optionally through a proxy.
The user-agent is: “Alamut/{version} ({OS})” (e.g. for Windows installation: “Alamut/2.3e (Windows 7)”)
The software sends the last 2 bytes of the IP address of the client computer to the server, for access right control purposes.
Minimal hardware requirements
- Computer: Intel Pentium III or later processors – 1 GB RAM – 30 MB free disk space
- Display screen resolution: 800 x 600 pixels
The software does not alter system directories or the registry. Write permissions are required on the software directory to ensure persistence of application and user parameters.
