Appendix E
Recommended ICW Architecture
For discussion purposes we have compiled the following list of minimum recommended ICW
system configurations. However, given the rapid advancement of technology, these specifications
become quickly outdated, so we recommend that development equipment be the most robust
available for reasonable costs.
Component
Development
Pentium 90
Pentium 166/200
CPU
RAM
32 Mb
64 Mb
Expandable to 128
Expandable to 128
250 Watt
250 Watt
7
7
Expansion Slots
ISA (16 bit) or PCI
ISA (16 bit) or PCI
BUS
Case
Mini-tower or desktop
Mini-tower or desktop
5 bays
5 bays
I/O
high density 3.5 diskette
high density 3.5 diskette
1 Gb hard disk
2 Gb hard disk
Option: Removable storage
Option: Removable
media (hard drive, Syquest,
storage media (hard
drive, Syquest, Jaz, etc.) Jaz,
etc.)
Graphics Adapter
Super VGA
Super VGA
must include VESA,
Must include VESA,
VGA BIOS extension 1.2
VGA BIOS extension 1.2
or higher
or higher
Video Display
capable of 1024 X 768
capable of 1024 X 768
64K colors
64K colors
.28 dot pitch
.28 dot pitch
Non-interlaced
non-interlaced
multi-sync
multi-sync
at least 15"
at least 15"
101 or 102 key
101 or 102 key
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