RealPlayer 5.0 System Requirements

Note: RealPlayer 5.0 plays RealAudio, RealVideo, and RealFlash (on Windows 95/NT and Macintosh) content

UNIX System Requirements

The RealPlayer 5.0 is designed to work in many UNIX environments. The following table explains which hardware is required for specific UNIX operating systems. Note that different hardware is required for playing video and audio files.

Requirement 28.8 (Video) 56.6 (Video) 14.4 (Audio) 28.8 (Audio) ISDN (Audio) Dual ISDN (Audio)
CPU

SPARC 5, Ultra SPARC

Indy,O2

Linux/Pentium 90

UnixWare 7 or SCO OpenServer Release 5 Pentium 90

SPARC 5, Ultra SPARC

Indy,O2

Linux/Pentium 120

UnixWare 7 or SCO OpenServer Release 5 Pentium 120

SPARC 5, Ultra SPARC

Indy,O2

Linux/Pentium

UnixWare 7 or SCO OpenServer Release 5 Pentium

SPARC 5, Ultra SPARC

Indy,O2

Linux/Pentium

UnixWare 7 or SCO OpenServer Release 5 Pentium

SPARC 5, Ultra SPARC

Indy,O2

Linux/Pentium

UnixWare 7 or SCO OpenServer Release 5 Pentium

SPARC 5, Ultra SPARC

Indy,O2

Linux/Pentium

UnixWare 7 or SCO OpenServer Release 5 Pentium

Operating Systems
Solaris 2.5-2.6, Irix 6.2-6.3, Linux 2.0, UnixWare 7, SCO OpenServer Release 5
Modem 28.8 modem 56.6 modem 14.4 modem 28.8 modem ISDN Connection Dual ISDN Connection
RAM 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB
Hard Disk Space 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB
Video Card 256 color video card or greater required for to playback video algorithms; 8-, 16- and 24-bit color supported; 24-bit color mode recommended
not applicable
Sound Card
  • Solaris requires native sound card;
  • Irix requires native sound card;
  • Linux requires 16-bit sound card with Open Sound System Sound Driver 3.5.4 or greater.
  • UnixWare 7 and SCO OpenServer Release 5 require 16-bit sound card with Open Sound System Sound Driver 3.7.1 or greater.
See Open Sound System web site to download new drivers.
Internet ConnectionSLIP or PPP connection to an Internet Service Provider, or an Ethernet or LAN connection

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