MPC Level 2 Specification

MPC Level 2 Specification

(multimedia)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 anda 160 MB hard disk drive. The CD-ROM drive must support asustained data transfer rate of 300 KB/s using at most 60% ofCPU bandwidth on 16 KB minimum block read size. Itsaverage 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-notesynthesizer, and MIDI playback. A sample rate of 44.1 kHzmust be available on stereo channels with more than 15% of CPUbandwidth.

A video display with a resolution of 640 x 480 in 65,536colours, and MIDI, I/O, and joystick ports must be provided.