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Q174263: MP Tutor Preschool & Kindergarten: Minimum System Requirements

Article: Q174263
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbsetup kbusage kbSysSettingskbfaq
Last Modified: 08-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft My Personal Tutor: Alphabet Playhouse, version 1.0 
- Microsoft My Personal Tutor: Mathopolis, version 1.0 
- Microsoft My Personal Tutor: Preschool Workshop, version 1.0 
- Microsoft My Personal Tutor: Reader Railway, version 1.0 
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SUMMARY
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The following are the minimum system requirements to successfully run the
following My Personal Tutor software titles:

- Alphabet Playhouse

- Mathopolis

- Preschool Workshop

- Reader Railway

MORE INFORMATION
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Computer
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- Intel 486DX (minimum 66MHz CPU) or higher or other 100-percent compatible PC
  system

Memory (RAM)
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- Minimum of 8 MB RAM (16 MB recommended). Minimum of 12 MB RAM with Windows NT
  4.0 or later (24 MB recommended)

Hard Disk Space
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For full installations of each title you will need:

- Alphabet Playhouse requires 23 MB of free hard disk space

- Mathopolis requires 31 MB of free hard disk space

- Preschool Workshop requires 15 MB of free hard disk space

- Reader Railway requires 19 MB of free hard disk space

CD-ROM Drive
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- Double-speed (2X) CD-ROM drive. 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 640 x 480 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 Windows-compatible sound card

Other Requirements
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- Speakers or Headphones

- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Additional query words: 1.00 kids pt homekids setup set up requires needs MPT mskids

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Keywords          : kbenv kbsetup kbusage kbSysSettings kbfaq
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbZNotKeyword kbKidsSearch kbMPTAlphabet kbMPTMathopolis kbMPTPreschool kbMPTReader
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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