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Q172725: PC Pack/Barney Island: Minimum System Requirements for Windows

Article: Q172725
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbhw kbsetup kbusage kbtlc kbHardwarekbfaq
Last Modified: 25-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Fun on Imagination Island with the Microsoft ActiMates PC Pack, version 1.0 
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SUMMARY
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The following are the minimum system requirements to successfully run Barney's
Fun on Imagination Island with the Microsoft ActiMates PC Pack:

Computer
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- Intel 486 (minimum 66MHz CPU) or higher or other 100-percent compatible PC
  system
- UL listed computer

Memory (RAM)
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- Minimum of 8 MB RAM (16 MB recommended). Minimum of 16 MB RAM with Windows NT
  4.0 or later.

Hard Disk Space
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- 20 MB of free hard disk space

CD-ROM Drive
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- Double-speed CD-ROM drive (4x CD-ROM drive recommended). The CD-ROM drive
  should transfer data from the CD-ROM at 300K per second while using less than
  40 percent of the CPU bandwidth and have an average seek time of less than
  400 milliseconds.

Video
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- SVGA 800 x 600 x 256 colors (local bus/accelerated video recommended)

Operating System
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- Microsoft Windows 95 or later, or Microsoft Windows NT, version 4.0 or later

Sound Card
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- 16-bit sound card with external MIDI/game port

Transmitter
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- Microsoft ActiMates Barney and the Microsoft ActiMates PC Pack

Other Requirements
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- Speakers or Headphones
- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Additional query words: 1.00 requires

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Keywords          : kbenv kbhw kbsetup kbusage kbtlc kbHardware kbfaq
Technology        : kbActimatesSearch kbHomeProdSearch kbFunImagination100
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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