These are the recommended system requirements for running a custom database developed by Clyde Data

If you are buying a new machine you will find that Office will run well on all new machines due to the advancement of PC power from the games market

Item	Recommendation	Why
Central Processing Unit (CPU)	200 Mhz (or faster) Pentium II recommended	The CPU is the heart of your computer. You need adequate horsepower to ensure that your computer will run fast enough to accomplish tasks at a satisfactory speed
Random Access Memory (RAM)	64 Megabytes (MB) or more	Microsoft Windows will run on as little as 8 MB of RAM, performance can be very slow. 64 MB is a practical minimum. Adding memory is one of the least expensive and most effective ways to speed up your system
Hard Disk	3 Gigabyte (GB) or larger recommended	Windows and the Microsoft Office suite together will need about 500 MB of disk space.
Operating System	Windows 95, 98 or 2000, Windows NT 4.0	Access will run well on either system.
Microsoft Office	Office 97 Professional Edition (or 2000)	Office Professional edition includes Microsoft Access, which is the application required to run your database.