Editing Multimedia PC (section)

==Levels==
=== MPC Level 1 ===
The first MPC minimum standard, set in 1991, was:
* 16&nbsp;MHz [[i386|386SX]] CPU
* 2 [[megabyte|MB]] [[Random-access memory|RAM]]
* 30 MB [[hard disk]]
* [[8-bit color|256-color]], 640×480 [[Video Graphics Array|VGA]] [[video card]]
* 1× (single speed) [[CD-ROM]] drive using no more than 40% of CPU to read, with < 1 second [[seek time]]
* [[Sound card]] (Creative [[Sound Blaster]] recommended as closest available to standard at the time<ref name="english199206">{{cite news | url=http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue141/82_Sound_Blaster_turns_.php |title=Sound Blaster turns Pro |work=Compute! |date=June 1992 | accessdate=2013-11-11 |author=English, David |pages=82}}</ref>) outputting 22&nbsp;kHz, [[Audio bit depth|8-bit sound]]; and inputting 11&nbsp;kHz, 8-bit sound
* [[Windows 3.0]] with Multimedia Extensions.

=== MPC Level 2 ===
In 1993, an MPC Level 2 minimum standard was announced:
* 25&nbsp;MHz [[Intel 80486SX|486SX]] CPU
* 4 MB RAM
* 160 MB hard disk
* [[High color|16-bit color]], 640×480 VGA video card
* 2× (double speed) [[CD-ROM drive]] using no more than 40% of CPU to read at 1×, with < 400 ms seek time
* Sound card outputting 44&nbsp;kHz, 16-bit [[CD quality]] sound.
* [[Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions]], or [[Windows 3.1]].

=== MPC Level 3 ===
In 1996, MPC Level 3 was announced:
* 75&nbsp;MHz [[Pentium (original)|Pentium]] CPU
* 8 MB RAM
* 540 MB hard disk
* Video system that can show 352×240 at 30 [[Frame rate|frames per second]], 16-bit color
* [[MPEG-1]] hardware or software video playback
* 4× CD-ROM drive using no more than 40% of CPU to read, with < 250 ms [[seek time]]
* Sound card outputting 44&nbsp;kHz, 16-bit [[CD quality]] sound
* [[Windows 3.11]] or [[Windows 95]]