AlphaSmart 3000 5
CHAPTER 3
System Requirements
The AlphaSmart 3000 works with any desktop or laptop computer with an
external keyboard or USB port, whether IBM compatible, or Apple®
Macintosh, iMac, iBook, or IIGS.
The AlphaSmart 3000 works with IBM-compatible computers, including
PC AT, PS/2, 286, 386, 486, and Pentium. The AlphaSmart 3000 is
compatible with all versions of DOS and OS/2, and most versions of
Windows. To connect to the USB port of a PC, the PC must be running
Windows 98 or newer. Windows NT does not support USB, but the
AlphaSmart 3000 can still be used with a PC running Windows NT or
Windows 95 by using a PC Y cable.
The AlphaSmart 3000 works with any Apple computer (or Mac clone)
equipped with an Apple Desktop Bus™ (ADB) port or USB port, which
includes the Apple IIGS®, all Macintosh® models, all PowerBook™
models, the Performa™, Centris™, and Quadra™ series, iMacs®, iBooks®,
USB Macs, Mac clones, and all Power Macintosh models. The AlphaSmart
3000is compatible with all Macintosh Operating System (OS) software,
versions 6.0.x and later, including System 7.x, or higher.
Notes:
1. The AlphaSmart 3000 is not compatible with the older XT model PCs
and with laptops without an external keyboard port.
2. The AlphaSmart 3000 does not work with older, non-ADB–based
Macs, including the Mac 128, Mac 512, Mac 512E, Mac Plus, and
the PowerBook 190. It is also incompatible with the Apple IIe and
Apple IIc. It is compatible with the Mac SE and all Macs produced
after the Mac SE.
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