Software

1–3Introducing ODS
Publication MCD-5.1 -August 1999
ODS requires this hardware:
• a fully IBM-compatible personal computer
(see compatible computers listed below)
• 640 KB of conventional RAM
• 3.5-inch floppy-disk drive
• 50-Mbyte of memory available on hard-disk drive
(approximately .5 MB additional needed for each project)
• one serial port and one parallel port
• a monochrome display adapter (MDA) or
a color graphics adapter (CGA)
• blank floppy disks for making backup copies
(Refer to Chapter 2)
Important: ODS runs with MS-DOS version 3.3 or higher,
Microsoft Windows 95, or Microsoft Windows NT.
These computers support ODS software:
• Allen-Bradley Series 61XX computers
• IBM PC AT, Compaq

386, or any other fully IBM-compatible
personal computer
ODS software is packaged in a 3-ring binder that includes these
items:
• ODS software on 3.5-inch floppy disks
• this Allen-Bradley Offline Development System (ODS) Software
User Manual
Refer to Chapter 2 to learn about installing the ODS software.
END OF CHAPTER
Hardware Requirements
for ODS
Computers Compatible
with ODS Software
What Comes with ODS?
What to Do Next