The Stereotype Electronic Note-taking software system can be used on any note-book or desktop computer running Microsoft Windows™ 98, 98SE, NT4, 2000, XP (Home or Professional editions) and Vista (all editions).
In addition, the software will work with Apple Mac computers via the Bootcamp system.
A PDA version (for Microsoft Pocket PC) is also available.
The hardware requriements for the Stereotype system are minimal. The system will work on all new multi-core desktop systems as well as old laptops. The required minimum specification of the machines that will enable Stereotype to run properly is a 1GHz processor, with 256Mb of memory and 10Mb of free hard disk space.
To realise the full potential of Stereotype, to allow text from the Sender's machine to appear in real time on the Receiver's machine, two computers should be used - one for the electronic note-taker (Sender) and one for the Receiver. The two machines should be connected together using appropriate networking technologies.There are two ways to establish a network connection.
The first involves the use of a network cable to link the two machines, as shown below.
The cable should be a UTP Cross-over cable. These are available in a variety of lengths and are inexpensive (around £5-£10 depending on length). They are widely available and can be purchased from high street electrical stores, such as PC World, Dixons, Currys, etc, and from on-line retailers. All modern laptops are equipped with built-in networking features that will enable the cable to be used without further hardware.
The second method involves the use of wireless networking facilities, as shown below.
If your chosen computer is not already equipped with such hardware, then you will need to purchase a Wireless Networking Card for each of your machines. These should be of the standard IEEE 802.11. They are relatively inexpensive (costing around £20-£40 each) and can even be purchased from high-street electrical stores and some large supermarkets.
Stereotype Ltd recommends the use of a wireless access point to boost the signal strength of wireless communications. Using such equipment can address a variety of issues that may arise when employing wireless networking. Wireless access points can be purchased for £50-£90 from high street retailers such as Maplin or PC World.
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