Please read this cover letter before installing your BASEstar Device Access software kit. Dear BASEstar Customer, Thank you for purchasing BASEstar Classic DAS for OMNI Software V3.4A product. This DAS allows BASEstar applications to connect to shop floor devices in order to monitor and control manufacturing operations, and to automatically distribute manufacturing data collected from these devices throughout a distributed network of BASEstar systems. For installation instructions, please refer to the Installation and User's Guide packaged with the documentation kits. The release notes also contain installation-related instructions, plus a summary of technical changes, known problems, restrictions, and incompatibilities. COMPAQ and the Compaq logo Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. BASEstar is a trademark of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L. P. in the United States and/or other countries. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. (c) 2000 Compaq Computer Corporation March 2000 AV-RM9GA-TE