$WW,1$$FG,5$$TX+CX,"Requirements for SparrowOS"$$FG$

$FG,5$User Skills Required$FG$
* Knowledge of the $FG,2$C$FG$ programming language.

$FG,5$Supported Hardware$FG$
*  $FG,4$$TX+HTML,"x86_64","http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amd64#AMD64"$$FG$ PC compatible computer.  (Obviously, you need 64-bit hardware for a 64-bit operating system.)

* 640x480 16 color VGA graphics.

* Most$FG$ keyboards and mice.

* Minimum 256 Meg RAM; Maximum $TX+D,"128 Gig","DD_MAPPED_MEM_SPACE_GIG"$ RAM (easily increased).

* HD Audio or internal PC Speakers.

* CD/DVD-ROMs (not SCSI).  ISO9660 file system.

* ATA and SATA hard drives.

$FG,5$Unsupported Hardware$FG$
* No graphics acceleration.

* No sound cards besides HD Audio.

* $FG,4$No networking$FG$.

* No USB devices, except keyboard and mouse in legacy mode.  No, you can't use flash memory cards.

* No printers.

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