Windows XP can operate with 8 MHz CPU and 20 MB memory

Windows Vista which was released at the end of last month is supposed to require a high speed CPU, a graphic card loaded with a large amount of video memory, and a large amount of memory, which makes it impossible to proceed with replacement That's it.

So, how small is the current mainstream Windows XP to work with? There is a person who challenged the extreme of. As a result, it seems that it succeeded to operate with clocked 8 MHz CPU and 20 MB memory.

Details are as follows.
XP Minimal-Requirement-Test

Firstly, I challenged with a CPU running at 100 MHz of Pentium and 64 MB of memory, I escalated more and more with the success of this, finally I controlled the CPU of Pentium 60 MHz with a jumper pin downclock, Further down clock, eventually to the 8 MHz area.


It is no longer possible with normal full-color display, it seems that it is moving, although it is 256 colors. It is also connected to the net, and processing wait will occur for 10 minutes to display the page.


Of course the CPU always uses 100%

Furthermore, the result of benchmarking in this state is posted at the bottom of the page. You can do it if you want to ......