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MPC

Short for Multimedia PC, MPC was developed in 1990 and is any computer that is capable of running programs that combine video, animation, audio, and graphics. In 1992, Radio Shack released the M2500 XL/2 and M4020 SX computers, the first personal computers based upon the MPC specification. There are three MPC standards MPC, MPC2, and MPC3. Below are the requirements of MPC2 and MPC3.

MPC2

Intel 486SX 25MHz processor
4MB of RAM
VGA Display
2x CD-ROM drive

MPC3

Intel Pentium 75MHz processor
8MB RAM
540MB Hard Drive
4X CD-ROM drive
MPEG Support

Today, all new computers are MPC compliant computers.

Also see: Sound definitions, Video definitions

 

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