User`s guide

ScanShop User’s Guide - 5

Chapter 2: Before You Begin

ScanShopType Conventions

Different kinds of typefaces used throughout this manual indicate text that will

appear on the screen or need to be entered by the user.

When asked to enter commands preceded by a pound sign (‘#’), the user should

be in super-user mode or ‘root’ ﬁrst. (The command to be entered does not

include the pound sign itself.)

System Requirements

ScanShop is available for a variety of Unix-based workstations. The following

platforms are currently supported:

Type: Indicates text is:

courier

text generated by the computer

courier bold

text typed in by user

text to be replaced by user

Manufacturer Operating System / CPU

Sun Solaris SPARC (Solaris 2.7+)

Sun Solaris x86 (Solaris 2.7+)

DEC OSF/1 Digital Unix Alpha

HP HP-UX PA-RISC

IBM AIX RS/6000, PowerPC

Table 1: Supported Platforms