Now, without further ado, let’s go onto Internet Explorer. And Firefox for that matter. One thing that you should note about the system requirements of Turbo Lister, and you’ve probably noticed, is that they claim to require Internet Explorer. This is probably technically true-but considering that Windows XP and 2000 come with Internet Explorer stock standard, you won’t have to worry about this too much. Back to what I mean about “technically true”, however, is that I mean you don’t need to strictly use Internet Explorer for all of your browsing needs. In facts, as a personal preference, I would avoid it like the plague, mainly due to the fact that most security exploits (ways that people can hack into your computer, and generally do nasty or annoying things) are written for Internet Explorer, but rarely affect third-party programs (such as Firefox). Here’s the recommended specifications :
Internet Explorer Recommended Specifications
- Computer with a 486/66-megahertz (MHz) processor or higher (Pentium procesoor recommended)
- RAM requirements depend on the operating system
- Windows 2000: 32 MB of RAM minimum
- Full install size : 11.5 MB
- CD-ROM drive (if installation is done from a CD-ROM)
- Super VGA (800x600) or higher-resolution monitor with 256 colours
Again, we’re getting into exaggeration territory with the resolutions, but Microsoft are actually pretty honest with their requirements here. Let’s now take a look at Firefox, the leading free alternative to Internet Explorer.
Firefox Recommended Specifications
- Pentium 233 MHz (Recommended: Pentium 500 MHz or greater)
- 64 MB RAM (Recommended: 128 MB RAM or greater)
- 52 MB hard drive space
There’s an obvious gap between their requirements. In some ways, I think that Firefox’s requirements are slightly more realistic than Microsoft’s. But they are still fairly low, thankfully. Now that we’ve gone through the system requirements for the sofware we’ll need, you ought to have a pretty good idea that we can get away with a fairly low end (cheap) PC for general eBay purposes.
Example Computer Specifications
- Pentium III 500mhz
- 128 megabytes of RAM
- A hard drive with at least 40 gigabytes of space
- A CD-ROM drive
- An ADSL modem, for broadband Internet usage
- Other basic peripherals, such as a mouse and keyboard
The above computer is available from most computer recyclers. At the time of writing, I noticed in the a local paper that you can buy a AMD 64bit 2600 with an 80 gigabyte hard drive, 256 megabytes of RAM, CD-ROM drive, a full system (if you’re not a computer person, this is far and above the specifications required for what you will need) for $299 without monitor. This price is a shock, it’s so good. Now, keep in mind, this was a special-but it gives you a good idea of just how ludicrously cheap a half decent computer can be for. The monitor will set you back about another $200, so all up you have a computer that has room to move for $500 dollars. I’ll bet you never thought you could get a computer so cheap, did you?
Now that we’ve covered the computer, let’s explore the sort of camera you will need.
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