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Q141893: Encarta 1996 for the Macintosh System Requirements

Article: Q141893
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): 1996 edition
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 24-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia for Macintosh 
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This article lists the minimum system requirements for the 1996 edition of
Microsoft Encarta for the Macintosh.

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The minimum system requirements to run Encarta 1996 for the Macintosh are:

- Macintosh LC 550 or higher (68030 33Mhz)

- Any Apple Macintosh computer supporting a 256-color, 640x480 resolution
  (13-inch), or higher resolution monitor.

- Minimum 8 MB RAM memory

- Minimum 7 MB available hard disk space (11 MB recommended)

- Double-speed CD-ROM: The CD-ROM drive should be able to transfer data from
  the CD-ROM at 300k per second while using less than 40% of the CPU bandwidth
  and has an average seek time of less than 400 milliseconds.

The minimum system requirements to use the Encarta Yearbook Builder, are:

- Hayes or Hayes-compatible modem

- Access to the Internet

- Minimum 7.5 MB available hard disk space to download all 12 Yearbook Builder
  files

Additional query words: 1996 multi media multimedia multi-media mmtitles kbmm

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbHomeProdSearch kbEncartaSearch kbEncartaEnCyc1996Mac
Version           : :1996 edition

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