What are the system requirements for Scratch 1.4?
Display: 800 x 480 or larger, thousands or millions of colors (16-bit color or greater) Operating System: Windows 2000 or later, Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Ubuntu Linux 9.04 – 10.04 (For other versions of Linux, see the Linux Installer page) Disk: at least 120 megabytes of free space to install Scratch. CPU and memory: Most computers have enough memory to run Scratch, but older computers may run Scratch slowly. Sound / Video: Sound playback requires speakers (or headphones), and recording requires a microphone. Many laptops have speakers and microphones built in. Scratch 1.4 can use a USB or built-in camera (optional). If your computer doesn’t meet these requirements, you can try installing a previous version of Scratch.