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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
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 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.
(1997-01-19)