MSB Human: Minimum System Requirements for Windows (122113)

SUMMARY

The following are the minimum system requirements to successfully run Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores the Human Body (hereafter referred to as MSB):

• Computer: Intel 486 or higher or other 100% compatible PC systems Minimum 25 MHz CPU (33 MHz & higher recommended).
  
  
• Memory (RAM): Minimum of 4 megabytes (MB) RAM.
  
  
• Hard Disk Space: 5 MB free disk space.
  
  
• CD-ROM Drive: Double-speed CD-ROM: The CD-ROM drive should transfer data from the CD-ROM at 300 KB per second while using less than 40% of the CPU bandwidth and have an average seek time of less than 400 milliseconds.
  
  MS-DOS CD-ROM Extension (MSCDEX) version 2.2 or later. Check the documentation for your CD-ROM drive.
  
  NOTE: MSB may run on computers with an MPC Level I "single-speed" CD-ROM drive; however, a double-speed CD-ROM drive is recommended for consistent performance on a wide range of systems.
  
  
• Video: SVGA 640 x 480 X 256 colors (local bus/accelerated video recommended) MSB requires only 256 colors.
  
  
• Operating System Requirements: MS-DOS 5.0 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 and a Mouse.