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System Requirements

For PCs
For Macintosh computers

For PCs

To use your Stylus Scan, you need Microsoft® Windows® 95, or Windows® 98; a CD-ROM drive and a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable. If you want to connect your Stylus Scan to a USB port, you need a Windows 98 pre-installed PC equipped with a USB port; and a shielded USB cable.

Your computer should also meet the following system requirements.

Minimum System Requirements

Recommended System

i486/25 MHz for Windows 95
i486/66 MHz for Windows 98

Pentium or higher processor

32 MB RAM

32 MB RAM or more for Windows 98 and 95

50 MB hard disk space for Windows 98, and 95

50 MB or more free disk space for Windows 98, and 95

VGA size, 16 bit color

SVGA or better 24 bit color

Your computer dealer can help you update your system if it does not meet these requirements.


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For Macintosh computers

You can use this Stylus Scan with the following Apple® Macintosh® computers. You also need a shielded USB cable.

Supported computer models

Any Macintosh with a standard USB interface.

Your Macintosh must meet the following system requirements.

Minimum System Requirements

Recommended System

System 8.1 + iMac update 1.0

System 8.5.1 or later

7 MB of available memory
12 MB of available memory when background printing is turned on.

14 MB or more of available memory
23 MB of available memory when background printing is turned on.

Note:
  • The amount of available memory varies according to the number and kind of applications that are open. To see how much memory is available, choose About This Computer from the Apple menu and refer to the memory size (listed in kilobytes) under "Largest Unused Block" (1,024K=1 MB).
  • The memory requirements above are for printing on Letter size paper. These requirements may vary depending on the size of the paper, the type of application you are using, and the complexity of the document you want to print.

In addition to these system and memory requirements, you also need 10 MB of free hard disk space to install the Stylus Scan software. To print, you need extra hard disk space amounting to about double the size of the file you want to print.


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