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System Requirements

For PCs
For Macintosh computers

For PCs

To use your printer, you need Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows® 98, or Windows® NT 4.0; and a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable. If you want connect your printer 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

Recommended system

i486/25 MHz for Windows 95 and NT 4.0
i486/66 MHz for Windows 98

Pentium or higher processor

16MB RAM

32MB RAM or more for Windows 95 and 98
64MB or more for Windows NT 4.0

10MB hard disk space for Windows 95 and 98
20MB for Windows NT 4.0

50MB or more free disk space for Windows 95, and 98
100MB or more for Windows NT 4.0

VGA monitor

VGA or better monitor

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

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For Macintosh computers

To use this printer, your Apple® Macintosh® must meet the following system requirements. You also need a standard Apple System Peripheral-8 cable (8-pin mini-circular connector) or equivalent.

If you want connect your printer to a USB port, you need an iMac computer with a USB port; and a shielded USB cable.

Applicable computer models (as of September 1, 1998)

Macintosh LC475, LC575, LC630
Macintosh Quadra Series
Macintosh Centris Series
Macintosh PowerBook™ Series (PowerBook 190, 520, 540, 550 or later)
Macintosh PowerBook Duo 280, 2300c/100
Macintosh Performa 475, 575, 588, 630, 5210 or later
Power Macintosh Series
iMac Series (for USB)

Environment

Minimum system

Recommended system

System 7.5.1

System 7.6 or later

5MB of available memory
10MB of available memory when background printing is turned on.

16MB or more of available memory
25MB of available memory when background printing is turned on.

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  • 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 Macintosh from the Apple menu and refer to the memory size (listed in kilobytes) under "Largest Unused Block" (1,024K=1MB).
  • 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 10MB of free hard disk space to install your printer 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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