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	Overview Technical Prerequisites Downloading QuickTime 4.x Ready, Set, Action! Troubleshooting

Now the bad news... maybe. Your computer might not be up to the task of playing video in your favorite browser.

If you have a Mac, you need:

Mac OS version 7.1 or higher
16MB of RAM for PowerPC-based Mac OS computers
8MB of RAM for 68K-based Mac computers
68K-based Mac computers must also support Color QuickDraw, which came standard with 68040 computers and above. Check your system configurations for further details.

If you have a PC, you need:

Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
Any 486DX-based computer at 66Mhz or faster or any Pentium-based computer
16MB RAM
A Sound Blaster compatible card

Basically, if you have a PowerPC-based Mac or a Pentium-based PC, you should be fine. You probably have one of these machine types if you bought your computer in 1995 or later.

computer speakers

A note about sound: If you have a Mac, a soundcard and speakers are both built-in to your computer, so you're all set. But if you have a PC, read on. While it's likely that you will not have any problems, some older 486 machines may not be sound-ready. If you're unsure about your machine's configuration, check your computer's documentation; if you're using one of your school's computers, ask the computer specialist/systems administrator if it is sound-ready. If your machine has a soundcard but no speakers, see if you can borrow some speakers from your school or a friend. (Sorry, you can't use regular stereo system speakers; they need to be "special" speakers made for a computer.)

Another alternative is to use a set of headphones from a Walkman or portable CD player -- if your computer has a headphone plug-in port. You can find that port on your monitor or hard drive. Look for the headphones symbol.

If you're sure you have a soundcard and a set of speakers, you'll also need the Apple QuickTime plug-in. As of April, 1999, the latest QuickTime program is 4.0. Follow the instructions below on how to get QuickTime 4.0.

	Continue the tutorial: Downloading QuickTime 4.x
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