Autodesk Maya 8 Complete and Unlimited are available for Mac OS X, Windows 32-bit and 64-bit, and Linux 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems.
Software
Requires a 32-bit operating system from:
• Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional (service pack 2 or higher)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS
• SUSE Linux 10.0
• Fedora Core 4
Requires a 64-bit operating system from:
• Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition (service pack 2 or higher)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS
• SUSE Linux 10.0
• Fedora Core 4
Requires one of the following web browsers:
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Netscape 7 or higher
• Firefox
Hardware
Minimum requirements for 32-bit versions:
• Macintosh: Power Mac G5
• Windows: Intel Pentium IV or higher, AMD Athlon processor
• 1GB RAM
• CD-ROM Drive
• Hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card
• 3-button mouse with mouse driver software
• 450 MB of hard disk space
Minimum requirements for 64-bit version:
• Windows: Intel EM64T, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Opteron® processor
• 1GB RAM
• CD-ROM Drive
• Hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card
• 3-button mouse with mouse driver software
• 450 MB of hard disk space
More info here.