Tabloid Beauties require at least 4Mb of real memory and at least a 2Mb swap file.
Video Cards
The two lists below show video systems that have been tested and found to be compatible. Installing the latest available video ROM and software is generally recommended. Contact the video card manufacturer for information.
The following cards have been tested and give good results:
Video card Bus DRIVER Notes
Type Date Rev
ATI Graphics Wonder VLB 3/19/93 2.3
ATI Graphics Xpression VLB 6/13/94 1.1 Note 1
Compaq QVision 1024/I ISA 1/18/94 7.40
Diamond Viper PCI 9/27/93 3.01 Recommended
Diamond Viper VLB 9/17/93 2.01
Genoa Windows VGA 24 VLB 8/8/93 1.7
Headland Video 7 RAM II VGA ISA 5/15/92 3.10
Hercules Graphite Pro VLB 12/29/93 2.21 Note 2
IBM XGA-2 MCA 11/12/93 2.11 Note 3
Number Nine 9GXE64 PCI 6/22/94 1.19.04 Recommended
Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 ISA 8/10/92 3.0
RasterOps PaintBoard PC ISA 3/25/93 3.10 Note 2
Spider Black Widow VLB 1/20/94 Recommended
Trident 8900C ISA 9/23/92 3.10
Trident 9000C ISA 7/8/93 VC4.5(WC1.6) Note 2
Note 1: Set DeviceBitmaps=OFF in the Windows SYSTEM.INI file [MACH] section after card software installation if using this driver version.
Note 2: Use in 256 color mode only.
Note 3: This card does not draw extremely wide arcs properly.
Video card Bus DRIVER Notes
Type Date Rev
Actix ProStar VL VLB 8/18/93 1.42 Note 1
ATI Graphics Ultra ISA 3/19/93 2.3
ATI Graphics Ultra Plus ISA 4/25/94 2.3
ATI Graphics Ultra Pro VLB 4/25/94 2.3
ATI Graphics Ultra Pro ISA 4/25/94 2.3
Blackship Color DesignerA3 VLB 7/8/93 1.32
Diamond Speed Star Pro ISA 2/17/94 1.08
Diamond Speed Star VGA ISA 4/14/92
Diamond Stealth 24 VLB 6/3/94 3.00
Diamond Stealth Pro VLB 10/6/93
ELSA Winner2000 Pro PCI 6/23/94 1.22
Hercules Dynamite Pro ISA 12/1/93 2.10 Note 2
Hercules Dynamite Pro VLB 12/1/93 3.00
Hercules Graphite Power ISA 4/6/94 2.10
IBM XGA Display MCA 11/12/93 2.11 Note 3
Matrox MGA Power Graphics PCI 3/28/93 1.42
Media Vision ProGraphics 1280 VLB 9/15/93 1.01
Media Vision ProGraphics 1024 VLB 4/15/94 1.5
Mitac MVA-CL5428-1MB VLB 3/15/94 V1.43
Number Nine 9GXe Level 10 ISA 2/9/94 V3.11 Note 4
Number Nine 9GXe Level 11 VLB 2/9/94 3.10.061 Notes 4, 5
Number Nine 9GXe Level 14 VLB 4/7/94 3.15 Note 4
Number Nine 9GXE64 VLB 6/22/94 1.19.04 Recommended
Orchid Celsius VLB 10/1/93 1.32 Recommended
Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 Plus VLB 3/1/94 rel 7 Note 6
Orchid Fahrenheit VA VLB 4/29/93 5.01
Orchid Kelvin 64 PCI 3/14/94 1.1
Orchid Kelvin 64 VLB 2/23/94 1.21
Orchid ProDesigner IIS ISA 3/1/92 2.0
Paradise WD90c33 VLB 6/28/93 1.2
Standard 1Mb-24X ISA 3/19/93 1.30
STB Horizon VL Pro VLB 6/29/93 1.3
STB Lightspeed PCI 12/1/93 1.1
STB Pegasus VLB 11/29/93 1.3
TrueVision Bravado 8 ISA 1/15/92
Note 1: Driver version 1.53 sometimes hangs when playing certain transitions. Driver version 1.42 is recommended.
Note 2: Does not always properly display QuickTime digital video in 16 bit (thousands) and 24 bit (millions) color modes
Note 3: Does not draw extremely wide arcs properly.
Note 4: There is sometimes sound break-up or distortion during complex transitions using most sound cards.
Note 5: The cursor sometimes disappears when using a large virtual desktop.
Note 6: Video snow appears during some palette transitions
Sound Cards
The following sound cards have been tested and are compatible:
Sound Card Notes and comments
Compaq Business Audio
Creative Labs SoundBlaster
Creative Labs SoundBlaster Pro
Creative Labs SoundBlaster 16
Creative Labs SoundBlaster AWE32
Gateway 2000
IBM M-Audio Driver version 1.3 - Note 1
MediaVision ProAudio Spectrum
MediaVision ProAudio Spectrum 16
MediaVision ProAudio Spectrum 16 Pro
MicroSoft SoundSystem Version 1
MicroSoft SoundSystem Version 2
Orchid SoundWave 32
Reveal Forte 16
Roland Rap-10
Note 1: IBM computers that have the M-Audio sound card should use driver version 1.3 or higher for best results.