Product System Requirements



MYOB AccountEdge and AccountEdge Network Edition 2008 version 8 System Requirements

Minimum requirements for full installation:

  • Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later1
  • PowerMac G3 or later with at least 128 MB RAM
  • 100MB of available Hard Disk space for program installation. 245MB for full installation2
  • Average of 35 MB additional HD space for each company file maintained with MYOB AccountEdge
  • 1024x768 screen resolution running thousands of colors

Help System, Payroll Updates and Business Services:

  • Internet access required for payroll updates and forms, as well as Internet-based Business Services
  • Safari or Firefox
  • QuickTime 5.0 or higher

Networking Requirements:

  • AccountEdge Network Edition recommended for multi-user networking
  • G5 processor or better with at least 1 GB RAM
  • 100BaseT or faster Ethernet network

Microsoft Office connection requires:

  • Microsoft Word® and Excel® 2004

Intel-Based Mac Compatibility:

  • AccountEdge v7 and above will run natively on both Intel-based and PowerPC Macs.

1. Mac OS X 10.4 or later is required for syncing with Mac Address Book. 2. (UNIX File System) formatted hard drives are not supported



MYOB FirstEdge version 3 System Requirements

Minimum requirements for full installation:

  • Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later1
  • PowerMac G3 with at least 128MB RAM
  • 40 MB of available Hard Disk space for program installation2
  • Average of 35MB additional HD space for each company file maintained with MYOB FirstEdge
  • 1024x768 screen resolution running thousands of colors

For online FirstEdge Help system and other e-features:

  • Internet access for internet based features
  • Safari or Firefox
  • QuickTime 5.0 or higher
  • Adobe Reader 4 or later

Intel-Based Mac Compatibility:

  • FirstEdge v3 will run natively on both Intel-based and PowerPC Macs.
UFS (UNIX File System) formatted hard drives are not supported. 1. Mac OS X 10.4 or later is required for syncing with Mac Address Book. 2. (UNIX File System) formatted hard drives are not supported.


MYOB Premier Accounting 2008 version 17 System Requirements

Minimum requirements for full installation:

  • PC with Pentium® processor (or equivalent) @ 200MHz or better
  • Minimum of 64MB RAM
  • 100MB of available Hard Drive space for program installation (250 for Full Installation)
  • Average of 35MB additional HD space for each company file maintained with Premier Accounting
  • 16 bit color, 1024x768 screen resolution
  • Windows® 2000, XP, Vista and Vista SP 1

Help System, Payroll Updates and Business Services:

  • Internet access required for payroll updates and forms, as well as Internet-based Business Services
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer v5 or later
  • QuickTime 4.0 or later
  • Adobe Reader 7 or later

Networking Requirements:

  • 100BaseT or faster Ethernet network for peer to peer networking
  • Pentium® processor (or equivalent) @ 1GHz or better with at least 128MB of RAM

Microsoft Office connection requires:

  • Microsoft Word® for Windows versions 8 to 2007
  • Microsoft Excel® for Windows versions 8 to 2007
  • Microsoft Outlook® for Windows version 2000 to 2007


MYOB BusinessBasics version 2 System Requirements

Minimum requirements for full installation:

  • PC with Pentium® processor (or equivalent) @ 200MHz or better
  • A minimum of 32MB RAM
  • 50MB of available Hard Drive space for program installation
  • Average of 35MB additional HD space for each company file maintained with BusinessBasics
  • 16 bit color, 800x600 screen resolution
  • Windows® 98, 2000, Me, XP or Windows NT® 4 (Service Pack 6) or higher

For Help system and other e-features:

  • Internet access
  • Version 5 or higher of either Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape
  • QuickTime 4.0 or higher
  • Adobe Reader 4 or higher