AV-QCVZE-TE April 2000 Please read this cover letter before installing your BASEstar Device Access software kit. Dear BASEstar Customer, We are pleased to supply you with the BASEstar Open DAS for Allen-Bradley Data Highway on Tru64 UNIX, Version 3.1A. This product allows users to access Allen-Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers through BASEstar Open Device Services, BASEstar Open Data Services or Compaq OMNI Services. For installation instructions, please refer to the "BASEstar Open DAS for Allen-Bradley Data Highway on Tru64 UNIX" manual packaged in the product documentation kit. The release notes for this product also contain installation- related instructions, plus a summary of technical changes, known problems, restrictions, and incompatibilities. You will find the release notes in the /usr/opt/douab311/doc directory of the binary kit. 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. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the U.S. 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