You are asking for a lot of detailed information that as far as I know is not detailed on a single web page or manual.
Take Windows 95, it has problems with AMD CPUs over 350MHz unless you install a patch.
It is also a know issue that you cannotinstall W95 on some Pentium 4 systems.
Windows 95, 98 and Me have a memory 'bug' that is VERY system configuration dependent.
Some systems work fine with 1GB or RAM, others slow down, or even lock up with more than 511MB of RAM.
Windows 3.0 will run on a 286 system with 4MB of RAM.
The fastest I have tried, is a Pentium 166 with 32MB of RAM.
File system:
Windows 3.0, FAT 16
Windows 95, FAT16, (version "C"- FAT 16 and 32)
Windows 98 and Me, FAT16 and FAT32
NT, NTFS
Windows 2000 and XP, FAT 32, NTFD
Harddrive space required varies by how the OS is installed.
Applications is a VERY complex subject.
As a general statement, any version of Windows can run applications that support almost any need.
Windows 3.X supports 16 bit applications, and can be setup to run 'some' 32 bit applications.
When you get into specifics, different versions of programs may not run on older or newer versions of Windows. Many can be 'patched' to run on a newer version of Windows.
Protocols needs more definition as to what you are looking for.
Monitor requirements are less OS specific than they are video card specific.
Chas
