System Requirements
Before you can install a MarketSharp system, you’ll need to verify that your computer conforms to the following hardware requirements.

Minimum Specifications (Up to a 100,000 name database)

• Microsoft Windows® Operating System – Windows 98*, 2000, XP Home or XP Professional - (strongly recommend XP Professional)
• CD-ROM Drive
• 500 MHz Processor – AMD or Intel
• 256 MB RAM
• 5 GB Hard Drive (1GB of available hard drive space)
• 15" Monitor displaying 256 colors at 800 x 600 resolution or higher
• Back-up Drive system and removable storage medium - (Tape Drive, CD-R/RW Drive, Zip Drive, USB Flash Pen Drive, etc.)

Recommended Specifications (100,000 + name database)

• Microsoft Windows® Operating System - XP Professional
• CD- ROM Drive
• Minimum 60 MB of free hard disk space
• 1 GHz Processor – AMD or Intel
• 512 MB RAM or more
• 15 GB (15,000 MB – 7200 RPM) Hard Drive or higher (2 GB of available hard drive space)
• 17" Monitor displaying true color, at least 1024 x 768 resolution
• Back-up Drive system and removable storage medium - (Tape Drive, CD-R/RW Drive, Zip Drive, USB Flash Pen Drive, etc.)

Note: The amount of contact names your MarketSharp system will be able to handle is limited by the processing power and memory of your computer. Investing in a more powerful computer system will allow you to take advantage of marketing to larger databases. For example, a 250,000-name database can vary in size all the way up to 400 MB. A computer that only meets the minimum requirements will be extremely slow and may experience problems in everyday operations.

Printer
You should carefully choose a high quality printer to use with your MarketSharp system. You’ll have the ability to do large quantity targeted direct mailings and in order to be efficient when printing the mailings, it is necessary to have a fast, reliable and cost-effective printer. Because of post office regulations, some of the self-mailers (i.e., Postcards) used with MarketSharp exceed the maximum paperweight allowed by some printers. Be sure you choose a printer that allows for the heavier paperweight in standard sheet sizes. A printer with the following specifications or better is recommended:

• Monochrome Laser Printer
• 133 MHz Processor or higher
• 16 MB of RAM
• 18-20 Pages Per Minute at 600 DPI up to 1200 DPI
• 200 Sheet Paper Tray
• 50 Sheet Multipurpose Tray
• Handles cardstock paper
• Handles letter, legal, envelopes, etc.

* On January 16, 2004 Microsoft terminated all support for Windows 98/SE/ME. MarketSharp highly recommends you migrate from Windows 98/SE/ME to Windows XP Professional edition.