Gamestudio edition and version;
A8 first public Beta
(free version install)

Windows version;
Windows XP SP3

3D card type and driver version;
82845G Integrated Intel GPU

WED, MED, GED and SED work well so far; however, I'm getting:
a) A black screen at run time.
b) Black screens on WED and MED on default graphic settings.
Changed preferences for video diplay in WED and MED and they are both displaying graphics okay within editor.

I know this machine is "ancient", but I think similar machines represent a great number of machines out there.

Solution:

Hop on ebay and pick up a <$100 Dell Optiplex with integrated GPU. Test A8 on there. It will widen your market for those that can run A8. In short, please make sure 3DGS works on old machines (5-7 years old) with default settings.