MPC Level 3
RAM:
8MB
Microprocessor:
75 MHz Pentium processor.
Hard Drive:
540 MB
CD-ROM Drive:
600 KB/second sustained transfer rate, average access time of 250 ms; CD-ROM XA ready; multisession capable.
Audio:
16-bit digital sound
Graphics:
Color space conversion and scaling capability; direct access to frame buffer for video-enabled graphics subsystem with a resolution of 352 x 240 at 30 fps (or 352 x 288 at 25 fps) at 15 bits/pixel, unscaled, without cropping.
Video Playback:
MPEG1 (hardware or software) with OM-1 compliance; direct access to frame buffer with a resolution of 352 x 240 at 30 fps (or 352 x 288 at 25 fps) at 15 bits/pixel, unscaled, without cropping; all codecs (hardware and/or softw are) must support a synchronized audio/video stream with a resolution of 352 x 240 at 30 fps (or 352 x 288 at 25 fps) at 15 bits/pixel without dropping a frame.
User Input:
101 key IBM-style keyboard or keyboard that delivers same functionality; two-button mouse.
I/O:
MIDI, joystick, serial, parallel
System Software:
Windows 3.11 and DOS 6.0 or binary compatible.
mpc3 is the standard for multimedia pc's, and i found out today that none of the computers in my schools computing department have attained these rigourous standards-they only have mouses with one button...
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Originally posted by geniusSurely you can't even run an operating system these days in 8mb RAM?
MPC Level 3
RAM:
8MB
Microprocessor:
75 MHz Pentium processor.
Hard Drive:
540 MB
CD-ROM Drive:
600 KB/second sustained transfer rate, average access time of 250 ms; CD-ROM XA ready; multisession capable.
Audio:
16-bit digital sound
Graphics:
Color space conversion and scaling capability; direct access to frame buffer for video-enab ...[text shortened]... department have attained these rigourous standards-they only have mouses with one button...
G
A few thoughts and question, mainly questions, in fact, prolly solely questions(!)...
If computers have developed from that to how they are today, over the course of 15(?) years say, will computers show a similar size "leap" in performance over the next 15 years?
How big is a terabyte and is its introduction far away?
Is the development of computer spec slowing down? Is it speeding up? Does it need to carry on at such a pace? Are we reaching a level where the average home user simply doesn't need more than, say, 512 or 1024Mb Ram and a 100Gig HD?
Mark
Originally posted by geniusHey now, there's nothing wrong with one button mice. I'm rather fond of my shiny, one button, optical mouse with a nice big Apple logo on the top. 🙂
...i found out today that none of the computers in my schools computing department have attained these rigourous standards-they only have mouses with one button...
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Originally posted by T1000I am a researcher in Biomedical Engineering. the type of work I do requires the cutting edge of processing power to get results in a reasonable time. It can still take hours on a PC to get results. However for a home computer that does no more than surf the interent & word processing, I think my pentium II is faster than i really need.
A few thoughts and question, mainly questions, in fact, prolly solely questions(!)...
If computers have developed from that to how they are today, over the course of 15(?) years say, will computers show a similar size "leap" in performance over the next 15 years?
How big is a terabyte and is its introduction far away?
Is the development of computer ...[text shortened]... verage home user simply doesn't need more than, say, 512 or 1024Mb Ram and a 100Gig HD?
Mark
The computer industry sales to home users seems to be driven more by the games industry than any real need for computing power.
I wonder what the computer industry would be like if there were easy to use drives for sound cards & graphics cards in Linux. 🙂
mike