This version of z26 is designed to run natively on 32-bit x86 Windows
platforms. It provides excellent sound quality, and correct frame
synchronization on Windows-XP platforms.

Operating System -- z26 will run on 32-bit x86 Windows platforms
starting with Windows 95, but best results are obtained with Windows 98
or later. For the NT based operating systems, XP or later is
recommended. There are sometimes problems with Win2K.

Direct-X -- For best results, get the latest and greatest. In particular
you may want to be able to run DXDIAG.EXE to adjust the frame rate. This
is not supported in older versions of Direct-X.

SDL -- You will need a copy of SDL.DLL either in the directory that you
place z26, or in the Windows directory. This .DLL is included in the
.zip file along with the z26 executable.

Processor -- If you have a good quality video card of fairly recent
vintage, a Pentium-166 with MMX or a K6-166 is sufficient to run
everything we've tried at full speed in a full-screen video mode. It
takes more horsepower to run games in a windowed video mode.

Video Card -- Some old video cards, like the S3 Trio or the S3 Virge are
not as good at page-flipping as more recent video cards. A faster
processor can help to make up for the deficiency, but a video card that
was designed with Direct-X in mind is desireable.

Sound Card -- Even an old Soundblaster 16 works great. The majority of
sound cards that have Direct-X support work fine. Occasional problems
have been reported with some less popular sound cards like the Lynx One.