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Requirements – Apple Macintosh Arabic Language Kit User Manual

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The Arabic Language Kit includes:
m The Arabic Language Register, a program that lets you specify

which of your application programs should be opened in
Arabic. Programs registered for Arabic will display menus and
dialog boxes in Arabic.

m WorldScript I, an extension to system software version 7.1 or

later that enables your system to handle languages like Arabic,
which are written from right to left.

m System software resources needed for Arabic and Persian.
m Seven Arabic fonts in a variety of formats, including:

AlBayan (TrueType, PostScript)

Baghdad (TrueType, PostScript)

Geeza (TrueType, PostScript)

Kufi (TrueType, PostScript)

Nadeem (TrueType, PostScript)

Thuluth (PostScript, bitmap)

Cairo (bitmap)

m Six Persian fonts in a variety of formats, including:

Amir (PostScript, TrueType)

Asfahan (PostScript, TrueType)

Mashad (PostScript, TrueType)

NadeemFarsi (PostScript, TrueType)

Kamran (TrueType)

Tehran (bitmap)

m A choice of keyboard layouts including standard Arabic and

Persian layouts, as well as phonetically transcribed keyboard
layouts for the standard QWERTY (English) and AZERTY
(French) keyboard layouts.

m A set of key caps labels with Arabic characters to stick on

your keyboard.

m A set of key caps labels with Persian characters to stick on

your keyboard.

m SimpleText Arabic.

Requirements

The Arabic Language Kit runs on any Macintosh computer
equipped with the following:
m Macintosh system software version 7.1 or later.
m At least 4 megabytes of RAM (8 megabytes if you are using

Macintosh System 7.5 with QuickDraw GX installed).

On a Power Macintosh at least 8 megabytes of RAM (16 mega-
bytes if you are using System 7.5 and QuickDraw GX).

m An internal or external hard disk drive.
m A floppy disk drive capable of reading high-density

(1.4-megabyte) floppy disks, or a CD-ROM drive.

Chapter 1: Introduction