About This Manual
© National Instruments Corp. xiii GPIB-ENET for Macintosh
Conventions Used in This Manual
The following conventions are used in this manual.
bold Bold text denotes commands, menus, menu items, options,
screen button names, checkboxes, and LEDs.
italic Italic text denotes emphasis, a cross reference, or an
introduction to a key concept.
bold italic Bold italic text denotes a note, caution, or warning.
monospace Text in this font denotes the proper names of programs, utility
names, filenames, folder names, device names, and icon
names.

italic monospace

Italic text in this font denotes that you must supply the
appropriate words or values in the place of these items.
IEEE 488 and IEEE 488 and IEEE 488.2 refer to the ANSI/IEEE Standard
IEEE 488.2 488.1-1987 and ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.2-1987,
respectively, which define the GPIB.
Abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, symbols and terms are listed in
the Glossary.
Related Documentation
The following documents contain information that you may find helpful as you read this
manual:
• ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.1-1987, IEEE Standard Digital Interface for
Programmable Instrumentation
• ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.2-1987, IEEE Standard Codes, Formats, Protocols, and
Common Commands
• ANSI/IEEE Standard 802.3-1988, Information Processing Systems, Local Area
Networks, Part 3
Additionally, you might need to refer to your MacTCP or LocalTalk documentation.