Hardware and Software Requirements


Plastic Surgery-Video currently supports Netmeeting from Microsoft and CUseeMe v5.0 from First Virtual Communications.

System Requirements

Microsoft NetMeeting

The following are the minimum system requirements to install and run Microsoft NetMeeting.
  • 90 megahertz (MHz) Pentium processor
  • 16 megabytes (MB) of RAM for Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me
  • 24 megabytes (MB) of RAM for Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 (Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later is required to enable sharing programs on Windows NT.)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 or later
  • 28,800 bps or faster modem, integrated services digital network (ISDN), or local area network (LAN) connection (a fast Internet connection works best).
  • 4 MB of free hard disk space (an additional 10 MB is needed during installation only to accommodate the initial setup files).
  • Sound card with microphone and speakers (required for audio support).

To use the data, audio, and video features of NetMeeting, your computer must meet the following hardware requirements:

  • For Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me, a Pentium 90 processor with 16 MB of RAM (a Pentium 133 processor or better with at least 16 MB of RAM is recommended).
  • For Windows NT, a Pentium 90 processor with 24 MB of RAM (a Pentium 133 processor or better with at least 32 MB of RAM is recommended).
  • 4 MB of free hard disk space (an additional 10 MB is needed during installation only to accommodate the initial setup files).
  • 56,000 bps or faster modem, ISDN, or LAN connection.
  • Sound card with microphone and speakers (sound card required for both audio and video support).
  • Video capture card or camera that provides a Video for Windows capture driver (required for video support).

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PC Requirements:


• PC running Windows 2000 or XP. (Windows 2000 users require DirectX 9.0 for video calls).
• Internet connection (broadband is best, GPRS is not supported for voice calls, and results may vary on a satellite connection).
• Speakers and microphone - built-in or separate.
• To make video calls you’ll need a computer with at least a 1GHz processor, 256 MB RAM and of course a webcam.
• We also recommend that you have at least a 400 MHz processor, 128 MB RAM and 15 MB free disk space on your hard drive.

MAC Requirements


• Mac computer with G4 800 Mhz processor or faster.
• Mac OS X v10.3.9 Panther or later.
• 512 MB RAM.
• 40 MB free disk space on your hard drive.
• Microphone.
• Webcam: suggested webcams include Apple iSight, Philips SPC900NC, or Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000. Drivers for the Philips and Logitech webcams can be downloaded from http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/.
• Internet connection (broadband is best, GPRS is not supported for voice calls, and results may vary on a satellite connection).