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Macintosh system requirements – Epson Stylus Color 760/860 User Manual

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Macintosh System Requirements

To use your printer and its software, your system should have:

An Apple

®

iMac

series or Power Macintosh

®

G3 with USB port

For iMac: Mac

®

OS 8.1 or later

For Power Macintosh G3: Mac OS 8.5.1 or later

If your iMac is running OS 8.1, you’ll need to update your
operating system before installing your printer software.
Download and install iMac Update 1.0 or later from Apple at
http://swupdates.info.apple.com. Contact Apple if you have
problems installing the update.

If your iMac is running OS 8.5 or 8.5.1, do not install iMac
Update 1.0. Instead, Apple recommends that you download
and install iMac Update 1.1.

To find out which operating system your iMac is running,
select About This Computer from the Apple menu.

At least 16MB of available RAM (32MB recommended)

At least 50MB of free hard disk space (100MB recommended)

VGA, Super VGA, or better display adapter and monitor

Double-speed (2

x

) CD-ROM drive (quad-speed [4

x

] or faster recommended) for

installing the printer software

A shielded USB “AB” cable from Series A (computer) to Series B (printer), up to
6.5 ft. (2 meters) long.

Using an improperly shielded USB cable—especially a cable
more than 6.5 ft. (2 meters) long—may cause the printer to
malfunction.