<s>
The	O
Multimedia	B-Device
PC	I-Device
(	O
MPC	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
recommended	O
configuration	O
for	O
a	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
(	O
PC	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
was	O
set	O
and	O
named	O
by	O
the	O
Multimedia	B-Device
PC	I-Device
Marketing	O
Council	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
working	O
group	O
of	O
the	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
SPA	O
,	O
now	O
the	O
Software	O
and	O
Information	O
Industry	O
Association	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CD-ROM	B-Device
drives	O
were	O
just	O
coming	O
to	O
market	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
concisely	O
communicate	O
to	O
a	O
consumer	O
all	O
the	O
hardware	O
requirements	O
for	O
using	O
"	O
multimedia	O
software	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
mostly	O
meant	O
"	O
displaying	O
video	O
synced	O
with	O
audio	O
on	O
a	O
PC	O
via	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MPC	O
program	O
had	O
mixed	O
results	O
primarily	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
vast	O
number	O
of	O
PCs	B-Device
sold	O
under	O
different	O
brands	O
,	O
and	O
once	O
Windows	B-Application
became	O
ubiquitous	O
on	O
PCs	B-Device
,	O
specifying	O
minimum	O
or	O
recommended	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
and	O
features	O
was	O
often	O
clearer	O
to	O
consumers	O
than	O
the	O
MPC	O
nomenclature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
further	O
specification	O
beyond	O
MPC	O
Level	O
3	O
in	O
1996	O
was	O
published	O
;	O
the	O
Multimedia	B-Device
PC	I-Device
Marketing	O
Council	O
dissolved	O
not	O
too	O
long	O
afterward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
with	O
Multimedia	O
Extensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
outputting	O
44kHz	O
,	O
16-bit	O
CD	O
quality	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
with	O
Multimedia	O
Extensions	O
,	O
or	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
