Portal Manager is designed to operate on any PC that can support Windows 95 or later. Generally any computer manufactured after 1996 will work, however following the recommendations below will allow for smoother operating and better functionality (for instance, more features are available when 800x600 or better screen resolution is used, colors look much better on a true-color display, a lot more data can be kept before a Purge is needed if you have more RAM, etc.).
For the technical people, here are the minimum and suggested requirements:
| Minimum |
Suggested |
| Intel Pentium |
Pentium II at 350MHz |
| Windows 95 or NT 4.0 |
Windows 2000 or XP |
| 32MB RAM |
128MB recommended for 95/98/ME, 256MB for NT/XP |
| 10MB free hard disk space |
50MB to accommodate years of database growth |
| 800x600 VGA 8-bit graphics |
1024x768 with 16-bit graphics |
| 256 color video |
65,536 or more colors (prevents "dithering" of colors) |
| Graphics-capable printer |
A good quality color inkjet printer |
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