User`s guide

Chapter 2:Before You Begin
6 - ScanShop User’s Guide
If your platform is not listed above, you can contact Vividata, Inc. to see if your
platform has been added since this printing of the manual.
- When printing a PostScript file you will need additional space in your
temporary directory equal to the output size of your image.
Examples:
Memory Requirements
- Minimum 32-64 MB RAM, depending on workstation configuration
- An additional RAM/swap space of at least twice the raw size of the image you
are scanning/viewing (raw size = bits per pixel * width in inches * height in
inches * dpi / 8). For better performance, ratio of swap space to RAM should not
exceed 2:1.
Examples
Linux: RedHat, Caldera, etc. Linux x86 (Kernel 2.0 and higher)
SGI IRIX MIPS
Table 3:
Image Size Resolution Pixel depth
Additional memory
required
8.5" x 11" 300 dpi 1 bit 3 MB
8.5" x 11" 300 dpi 8 bit 18 MB
8.5" x 11" 300 dpi 24 bit 50 MB
8.5" x 14" 300 dpi 24 bit 64 MB
8.5" x 11" 400 dpi 24 bit 88 MB
8.5" x 11" 600 dpi 24 bit 196 MB
Manufacturer Operating System / CPU
Table 1: Supported Platforms