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December 8, 2001 at 5:29 am #2130779

Minimum System Requirements by OS

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by tombean · about 20 years, 5 months ago

I’m looking for a good free reference (online book, list, article, chart, etc – source must be reputable) that will list various OS’s and the minimum CPU required for running them.

This needs to cover from MS-DOS 1.0 to 6.0, first MacOS, Windows3.0 to 2000. If a reference covers at least two specific OS’s listed above (for instance, MS-DOS 1.0 and 3.0), the answer will be accepted.

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- December 14, 2001 at 4:06 am #3568893
  
  Minimum System Requirements by OS
  
  by rhizoned · about 20 years, 5 months ago
  
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  Doesn’t go back too far (dos 6) but hope it starts you off
  http://www.mindspring.com/~mcameron/Mac-IBM-compare.html
  - December 14, 2001 at 4:45 am #3568861
    
    Minimum System Requirements by OS
    
    by tombean · about 20 years, 5 months ago
    
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    I had found info. on min. CPU requirements for some DOS under 6 elsewhere, so this was a big help for all but Windows NT. Thanks!
    
    MS-DOS 1.0: 8088
    MS-DOS 3.0: 8088; 80286 for full redirectors
- December 14, 2001 at 4:45 am #3568860
  
  Minimum System Requirements by OS
  
  by tombean · about 20 years, 5 months ago
  
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