User manual

Appendix A — Macintosh® computer setup
136 5 — Appendix
Appendix A — Macintosh® computer setup
The following instructions describe how to use a Macintosh®
computer running Virtual PC
1
with AlphaNET
™
3.0 software.
Required software and hardware
Single sign connection
Multiple sign connection
Since there are a number of ways to network signs, see the
Networking Alpha Signs manual (pn 97000112).
Table 23: Required software
Qty Part # Description
1 — Macintosh® G4 computer
1—
Virtual PC
1
for Macintosh® (This emulates Windows® 98, ME, and 2000 software.)
1
Available from MacWarehouse (800-255-6227).
Table 24: Single sign connection
Item Part # Description
A —
This can be either an: Alpha® 200, 300, 4000, or 7000 series, AlphaVision™,
Big Dot®, BetaBrite®, Director™, Solar™, or PPD™ (Personal Priority Display)
sign.
B
10888625 25-foot 6-conductor RS232 data cable
10888627 50-foot 6-conductor RS232 data cable
C 43700001C 25 pin sub-D/to 6 pos. RJ11 adapter
D —
DB25-to-DIN8 hardware handshake modem cable (Supra Corporation, 800-727-
8772, part # 33-2025-PL).
A
B
C
To the DIN8
modem
port
To the
sign’s
RS232 or
TTL port
Macintosh® G4
running Virtual PC
and AlphaNET
™
software
D