Ibm Pc Or Compatible Requirements; Apple Macintosh Requirements - 3Com DIGITAL MODEM User Manual

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IBM PC or Compatible Requirements

An IBM-compatible PC must have the following:
A 386, 486, or Pentium
An available serial communications port
For sustained performance at higher data rates (57.6 Kbps
and 115.2 Kbps), it is recommended that your IBM or IBM-
compatible PC serial COM port be equipped with a 16C550
UART (universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter). To
determine what UART is installed in your PC, run the
Microsoft
In addition, for reliable high-speed serial port performance in
the Microsoft Windows environment, a TurboCom
Windows, which replaces the standard Microsoft Windows
COM driver, is included with the 3Com Impact digital modem.
MS-DOS
640 Kilobytes of conventional memory
Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later (optional)
A hard disk drive with 1 MB of free space

Apple Macintosh Requirements

An Apple Macintosh computer must be a Macintosh Plus or
later model. It must also have the following:
An available serial communications port
The highest possible serial port data rate with most
Macintosh computers is 57.6 Kbps. Some later Macintosh
models (AV and Power Macintosh
115.2 Kbps. 3Com recommends that you use the 8-pin serial
communications port on your Macintosh.
System 7 or later operating system
A hard disk drive with 1 MB of free space
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