An improved version of the
MPC Level 1 Specification for Multimedia Personal Computers.
Minimum requirements are a 25 Mhz
486SX with 4 MB of RAM and
a 160 MB
hard disk drive. The
CD-ROM drive must support a
sustained data transfer rate of 300 KB/s using at most 60% of
CPU bandwidth on 16 KB minimum block read size. Its
average
seek time must be 400 milliseconds maximum.
Capability Mode 1, Mode 2 form 1, Mode 2 form 2, Multisession.
It must be
CD-ROM XA-ready.
The computer must have 16-bit digital sound, an 8-note
synthesizer, and
MIDI playback. A sample rate of 44.1 kHz
must be available on stereo channels with more than 15% of CPU
bandwidth.
A video display with a
resolution of 640 x 480 in 65,536
colours, and MIDI, I/O, and joystick ports must be provided.