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CM/ECF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

            ■          A personal computer (Pentium class recommended) with at least 128 MB of RAM

            ■          A video card

            ■          A scanner and scanner software for documents not in electronic format

            ■          An Internet Service Provider (ISP) using Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

            ■          Internet Explorer browser software version 5.1 or higher OR Netscape browser software version 4.6x or higher

            ■          A PDF (Portable Document Format) compatible word processor

            ■          Adobe Acrobat reader (found on Adobe website www.adobe.com) or other PDF reader to read ECF documents

            ■          A PACER login and password (this can be obtained online at http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov or call the PACER Service Center at (800) 676-6856 or (210) 301-6440).

BANKRUPTCY PETITION SOFTWARE

Several commercial software companies have updated their bankruptcy software to allow automatic upload into CM/ECF. Some are listed below but there may be other companies with updated software that are not included on the list.

            ■          New Hope Software - Bankruptcy 2001

            ■          Sea View Software - Fresh $tart

            ■          Puritas Springs - WBANK 3

            ■          BestCase Solutions - Best Case

            ■          Matthew Bender - Collier TopForm

            ■          Zimmerman & Mohr - EZ Filing

            ■          BK Tools