atomeOS Compared to Other OSs: atomeOS vs Windows

atomeOS vs Windows

atomeOS Hardware Requirements vs Windows Hardware Requirements

Requirements	Windows 32-bit	Windows 64-bit	atomeOS (Current)
Processor	1 GHz	2 GHz	1 GHz, 64 bit
RAM	1 GB	at least 2 GB	512 MB (running), 1GB (recommended*)
Hard Drive	16 GB	20 GB	6 GB
Graphics Card	Graphics card with DirectX 9 and WDDM 1.0 controler support	Graphics card with DirectX 9 and WDDM 1.0 controler support	no fancy graphics

atomeOS Applications vs Windows Applications

What pre-installed applications come with atomeOS and how do they compare to Windows software? Below is a comparison table with a list of pre-installed applications and Microsoft Windows software.

Function	Windows Software	atomeOS Application
Sticky Notes	Microsoft OneNote	Xpad
PDF Viewer	Adobe Reader	Evince
Spreadsheets	Excel	Gnumeric
Word Processing	MS Word	Abiword
Scanner	-	Simple-scan
Partition Editor	Disk Manager	Gnome-disk-utility
Screensaver	Scrnsave.exe	Light-locker
Webcam Utility	Driver-related	Guvcview
Character Map	-	Gucharmap
Screenshot Tool	Integrated into System	Scrot
System info	Integrated into System	Hardinfo
Image Editing	Paint	Mtpaint
CD Burner	-	Xfburn
File Manager	Explorer	Pcmanfm
Calculator	MS Calc	Gcalculator
Audio Player	Windows Media Player	Audacious
Video Player	Windows Media Player	Gnome-mplayer
Torrent	-	Transmission
Messenger	Microsoft Lync	Pidgin
Email Client	Outlook	Sylpheed
Browser	Internet Explorer	Mozilla Firefox
Editor	Notepad/WordPad	Leafpad
Zip File Manager	Integrated into System	File-roller
Terminal	cmd.exe	Lxterminal
Image Viewer	Windows Media Center	Gpicview

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For Internet services like Facebook, Youtube, and Google Docs about 1 GB RAM is needed. For local programs like Libre Office and simple browsing habits, 512 MB RAM is usually sufficient.