Computer
Pentium 90 or higher processor |
Operating System
Windows® 95, Windows 98 or later, or Windows NT® Workstation version 4.0 or later with Service Pack 3 or later |
Hard-Disk
135 MB of available hard-disk space (150 needed for install) |
Memory
24 MB of RAM for Windows 95 or Windows 98
32 MB of RAM for Windows NT Workstation |
Drives
Quad-speed CD-ROM or faster |
Display
Super VGA, 256-color or higher monitor supporting 640X480 or higher resolution (800 x 600
screen resolution recommended) with local bus video and 1 MB or more of video memory |
Peripherals/Miscellaneous
Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse®
or compatible pointing device
16-bit sound card with headphones or speakers |
To use Encarta
Yearbook, Web Links and monthly online updates*:
14.4 or higher-baud modem
Internet access**
2 MB of additional hard-disk space each for monthly installment
Web browser |
To use Encarta
Research Organizer:
6 MB of additional hard-disk space |
To use Encarta
Speech Recognition:
15 MB of additional available hard-disk space
Microphone |
To use Encarta
Text-to-Speech:
9 MB of additional available hard-disk space |
To use Microsoft
Natural Language enhanced search capabilities:
60 MB of additional available hard-disk space |
To use Encarta
Interactive World Atlas:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 (included on CD) or later; users can maintain other default
browsers after installation. |
To use the
Encarta World English Dictionary Copy to Hard Drive feature:
110 MB of additional available hard-disk space |
*Online
updates for Encarta Encyclopedia 2000 are made available on the Internet each month from
June 1999 to December 2000 at no additional cost.
**Access to and use of the Internet require payment of a separate fee to an Internet
provider, and telephone charges may apply. |
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