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Article ID: 123734 - Last Review: November 25, 2003 - Revision: 2.0

Writer/Artist: CD-ROM System Requirements

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SUMMARY

The following are the minimum system requirements to successfully run Creative Writer CD-ROM and Fine Artist CD-ROM:

WINDOWS

Computer:     Intel 386SX or higher or other 100-percent compatible PC
              systems Minimum 16 MHz CPU.

Memory (RAM): Minimum of 4 megabytes (MB) RAM

Hard Disk Space: 9 MB free disk space

CD-ROM Drive: CD-ROM drive: The CD-ROM drive should transfer data from
              the CD-ROM at 150K per second while using less than 40
              percent of the CPU bandwidth and have an average seek time
              of less than 1 second.

              MS-DOS CD-ROM Extension (MSCDEX) version 2.2 or
              later. Check the documentation for your CD-ROM drive.

Video:        SVGA 640 x 480 X 16 colors (256 color SVGA recommended)

Operating System Requirements: MS-DOS 3.2 or later
                               Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later

Sound Requirements: Any MPC compatible sound card capable of
                    playing .WAV files, such as:

                     - Microsoft Windows Sound System
                     - Creative Labs Sound Blaster or compatible sound
                       card
                     - Media Vision Pro Audio or compatible sound card

Other Requirements: Stereo sound amplification (speakers) or headphones
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MACINTOSH

Computer:        Macintosh LCII or higher (68030 processor 16MHz).

Memory (RAM):    Minimum of 4 megabytes (MB) RAM

Hard Disk Space: 8 MB free disk space

CD-ROM Drive:    Any Macintosh compatible CD-ROM drive.

Video:           Color capable monitor.
				

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1a for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1a
  • Microsoft Fine Artist 1.1 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Fine Artist 1.1 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Fine Artist 1.1 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Fine Artist 1.1 Standard Edition
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