Rockwell Automation 8520-OM Offline Development System Software - Manual (Page 13)

1–3 Introducing ODS
Publication MCD-5.1 -August 1999
ODS requires this hardware:
•
a fully IBM-compatible personal computer
(see compatible computers listed below)
•
640 KB of conventional RAM
•
3.5-inch floppy-disk drive
•
50-Mbyte of memory available on hard-disk drive
(approximately .5 MB additional needed for each project)
•
one serial port and one parallel port
•
a monochrome display adapter (MDA) or
a color graphics adapter (CGA)
•
blank floppy disks for making backup copies
(Refer to Chapter 2)
Important: ODS runs with MS-DOS 
version 3.3 or higher,
Microsoft Windows 95
t, or Microsoft Windows NTt.
These computers support ODS software:
•
Allen-Bradley Series 61XX computers
•
IBM PC AT

, Compaq

386, or any other fully IBM-compatible
personal computer
ODS software is packaged in a 3-ring binder that includes these
items:
•
ODS software on 3.5-inch floppy disks
•
this Allen-Bradley Offline Development System (ODS) Software
User Manual
Refer to Chapter 2 to learn about installing the ODS software.
END OF CHAPTER
Hardware Requirements
for ODS
Computers Compatible
with ODS Software
What Comes with ODS?
What to Do Next