MSB Earth: Minimum System Requirements for Windows (150248)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores Inside the Earth 1.0

This article was previously published under Q150248

SUMMARY

The following are the minimum system requirements to successfully run Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores Inside the Earth (MSB Earth):

  • Computer: Intel 486SX or higher or other 100-percent compatible PC systems. Minimum 25 MHz CPU (33 MHz & higher recommended).

  • Memory (RAM): Minimum of 4 megabytes (MB) RAM (8 MB recommended).

  • Hard Disk Space: 5 MB free hard 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.exe) version 2.2 or later. Check the documentation for your CD-ROM drive.

  • Video: SVGA 640 x 480 X 256 colors (local bus/accelerated video recommended).

  • Operating System Requirements: MS-DOS 5.0 or later, Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later.

  • Sound Requirements: 8-bit audio board (16-bit suggested) capable of playing audio compact discs.

  • Other Requirements: Stereo sound amplification (speakers) or headphones, and a mouse.

MORE INFORMATION

In addition to the above system requirements, for the best performance of MSB Earth, follow these recommendations:

  • Do not use Windows "Hot Keys" while running MSB Earth.

  • For faster performance, verify that the system has a permanent swapfile.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kbinfo kbsetup kbusage KB150248