Version 5.7.6 of Plaque Simulator has been designed for a Mac Pro (Intel processor), or a PowerMac G4 or G5 (PPC processor) computer running MacOSX versions 10.4 through 10.6. Version 6 of Plaque Simulator for OSX 7 (Lion) and beyond is currently scheduled for release late spring of 2013.

Please get the fastest processor you can afford. Plaque Simulator 5.x should run on nearly any MacOS computer that can run Carbon applications under MacOSX 10.4, but performance may be sluggish on older machines. The software will likely run on MacOSX 10.3 but Eye Physics no longer has any systems running that OS so we have no way to test it.

The development systems are currently 3GHz MacPros with 6GB RAM running MacOSX 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard). Peripherals include multiple Dell 24" ultrasharp flatpanel displays, an Epson 4870 firewire flatbed scanner and Canon inkjet printers.


Hardware requirements:
  • CPU: 1GHz or faster, any number of CPU cores, G4, G5 or Intel processors, Mac Pro, iMac, MacBook or MacBook Pro models.
  • RAM: 1GB minimum, 2GB or greater recommended.
  • OS: MacOSX 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard) or 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
  • Video: any standard Apple supplied video card.
  • Flatbed Digitizer: A "high-quality" flatbed scanner with transparency option and Firewire or USB2 connection (e.g Epson Perfection series similar to the now discontinued model 4870). These scanners typically cost less than $500.
  • Mouse: A multi-button scroll mouse is now standard from Apple.
  • Printer: Eye Physics uses Canon PIXMA series inkjet printers.

Additional software requirements:
  • OsiriX: Please download the latest version of OsiriX that is compatible with your OSX version. Eye Physics is currently using OsiriX version 4.1.2 32 bit. OsiriX, a well established open source DICOM viwer and listener, is used to create and export to Plaque Simulator several multiplanar reconstructions (MPR) of the eye from 3D CT and MR sources.
  • Photoshop: Adobe Photoshop for Mac, a component of Adobe Creative Suite for Mac is used when creating and editing fundus collages, editing CT, MR and ultrasound images, and preparing scans of plaques and seed carriers when designing plaques.
  • Excel: Microsoft Excel:Mac, a component of Microsoft Office for Mac is used to create and edit the physics files for Plaque Simulator.
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