16-bit Arachne for DOS required and recommended system configuration

System component | Required | Recommended Operating system | MS-DOS 3.3 | MS-DOS 6+, DR(Open)DOS 7+
CPU | 80x86 compatible | 80386+ or any Virtual DOS Machine
Low DOS Memory | 500 KB 560 KB if using built-in PPP | 640 KB (with QEMM or EMM386)
XMS/EMS Memory | 0 MB, 1 MB in real life | 8+ MB of XMS (EMS is not used for smooth scrolling and font caching)
Video card | VGA 256 KB,EGA SVGA in real life | Direct support for some SVGA cards, VESA driver for other cards.
SVGA memory | 512 KB | 1 - 2 MB
SVGA resolution | 640x400x256 | 800x600xHiColor, 1024x768xHiColor
Hard disk space | 5 MB | 10 MB with caching (SmartDrive), TEMP directory on RAM disk.
Mouse | - | standard mouse driver (int. 0x33)
TCP/IP | - | standard packet driver (int. 0x60)
Dial-up Internet | - | PPP (with PAP,CHAP or login script authentication), SLIP, CSLIP
Modem | - | Serial modem 28800+ bps

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