Palm Tungsten W - Manual (Page 18)

Chapter 1 Welcome
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System requirements
Before you install and operate Palm™ Desktop software, your computer system
must meet the following minimum requirements.
Minimum requirements: Windows computers
The minimum requirements for Windows computers are as follows:
■ IBM-compatible Pentium-class computer
■ One of the following operating systems:
– Windows 95 with SR2 or later and Winsock2 update (requires a serial
cradle/cable, sold separately)
– Windows NT 4.0 Workstation with SP6 or later (requires a serial
cradle/cable, sold separately, and administrator rights to install Palm
Desktop software)
– Windows 98
– Windows ME
– Windows 2000 Pro (requires administrator rights to install Palm Desktop
software)
– Windows XP Home or Pro (requires administrator rights to install Palm
Desktop software)
■
Internet Explorer 4.01 with SP2 or later
■ 50 megabytes (MB) available hard disk space
■ VGA monitor or better (16 Bit or High Color, and 800 x 600 resolution
recommended)
■
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive (you can also download Palm Desktop software
from
www.palm.com/support/intl )
■ Mouse
■ One available USB port or serial port (serial cradle/cable sold separately)
Minimum requirements: Mac computers
The minimum requirements for Mac computers are as follows:
■
Mac computer or compatible with a PowerPC processor
■
Mac OS
– Mac OS 9, version 9.0 or later
– Mac OS X, version 10.1.2 or later
■ 25MB available hard disk space