Draft:System Requirements for MS-DOS Based Windows Versions
Requirements for versions of Windows that run under DOS
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Windows DOS Based Versions Requirements
Windows 1.01:
- CPU: Intel 8086/8088
- CPU Speed: 5 MHz
- CPU Architecture: 16-bit
- RAM: 256 KB
- Disk Space: 192 KB (for system files)
Additional Info:
- Windows 1.01 can be ran from a floppy disk
- These requirements follow until 1.04
Windows 2.01:
- CPU: Intel 8086/8088 or compatible
- CPU Speed: 6 MHz
- CPU Architecture: 16-bit
- RAM: 512 KB
- Disk Space: 2 MB
- Additional Info: Windows 2.01 can be run from a floppy disk.
Windows 2.03:
- CPU: Intel 8086/8088 or compatible
- CPU Speed: 8 MHz
- CPU Architecture: 16-bit
- RAM: 640 KB
- Disk Space: 3 MB
- Additional Info: Windows 2.03 can be run from a floppy disk.
Windows 2.11 (286 Edition):
- CPU: Intel 80286 or compatible
- CPU Speed: 10 MHz
- CPU Architecture: 16-bit
- RAM: 1 MB
- Disk Space: 6 MB
- Additional Info: Windows 2.11 (286 Edition) can be run from a floppy disk.
Windows 2.11 (386 Edition):
- CPU: Intel 80386 or compatible
- CPU Speed: 16 MHz
- CPU Architecture: 32-bit
- RAM: 2 MB
- Disk Space: 6 MB
- Additional Info: Windows 2.11 (386 Edition) can be run from a floppy disk.
Windows 3.0:
- CPU: Intel 8086/8088 or compatible
- CPU Speed: 10 MHz
- CPU Architecture: 16-bit
- RAM: 1 MB (Standard Mode) / 2 MB (386 Enhanced Mode)
- Disk Space: 6-10 MB
Windows 3.1:
- CPU: Intel 8086/8088 or compatible
- CPU Speed: 10 MHz
- CPU Architecture: 16-bit
- RAM: 1 MB (Standard Mode) / 2 MB (386 Enhanced Mode)
- Disk Space: 6-10 MB
Windows 95:
- CPU: 386DX or higher
- CPU Speed: 20 MHz or higher
- CPU Architecture: 32-bit
- RAM: 4 MB (8 MB recommended)
- Disk Space: Approximately 50-55 MB
- Additional Info: Windows 95 can't be run from a floppy disk.
Windows 98:
- CPU: 486DX or higher
- CPU Speed: 66 MHz or higher
- CPU Architecture: 32-bit
- RAM: 16 MB
- Disk Space: Approximately 195-295 MB
- Additional Info: Windows 98 can't be run from a floppy disk.
Windows 98 Second Edition (98SE):
- CPU: 486DX or higher
- CPU Speed: 66 MHz or higher
- CPU Architecture: 32-bit
- RAM: 24 MB
- Disk Space: Approximately 195-295 MB
- Additional Info: Windows 98SE can't be run from a floppy disk.
Windows 98 Plus!:
- CPU: 486DX or higher
- CPU Speed: 66 MHz or higher
- CPU Architecture: 32-bit
- RAM: 24 MB
- Disk Space: Approximately 195-295 MB
- Additional Info: Windows 98 Plus! can't be run from a floppy disk.
Windows ME (Millennium Edition):
- CPU: Pentium 150 MHz or higher
- CPU Speed: 150 MHz or higher
- CPU Architecture: 32-bit
- RAM: 32 MB (64 MB recommended)
- Disk Space: Approximately 320 MB
- Additional Info: Windows ME can't be run from a floppy disk.
References
I used mostly what I know. This is accurate as far as I know. If you find issues, I will correct them. I also used ChatGPT to help me find what I didn't know