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Using Your Printer with Windows

In addition to the iMac and Power Macintosh G3, you can use your EPSON Stylus
COLOR 740i printer with Windows. See the instructions in this section.

Windows System Requirements

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

An IBM

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compatible PC with at least a 386/25 (for Windows 3.1x),

486/25 MHz (for Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0), or 486/66 MHz (for
Windows 98) processor

Microsoft

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Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0

At least 16MB of RAM (32MB for Windows 95 or 98 or 64MB for
Windows NT 4.0 recommended)

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

VGA, Super VGA, or better display adapter and monitor

Double-speed CD-ROM drive (quad-speed or faster recommended)

For USB connection to a computer running Windows 98 with a Windows 98
compliant USB port, a shielded USB “AB” interface cable, from Series A
(computer) to Series B (printer), up to 6.5 ft. (2.0 meters) long.

Caution:
Using an improperly shielded USB cable—especially a cable more
than 6.5 ft. (2.0 meters) long—may cause the printer to
malfunction.

For parallel connection, a high-speed, bidirectional, IEEE-1284 compliant
parallel cable (6 to 10 feet long); the cable must have a D-SUB, 25-pin, male
connector for your computer and a 36-pin, Centronics

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compatible connector for

the printer.

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