1) A personal computer or similar device running a standard platform such as Windows or Macintosh; Portable Document Format (PDF) compatible word processing software for creating pleadings (i.e. Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect); 2) Adobe Acrobat 4.0 or higher, which includes both the Acrobat Readers for reading documents in PDF and Acrobat Writer for converting documents into PDF format. 3) An Internet Service Provider (“ISP”) using point-to-point protocol (“PPP”) for accessing the internet and for sending and receiving emails. 4) Some type of Broadband, DSL or T-1 service is highly recommended as the use of a 56K modem will not allow you to use the full capabilities of the system. ECF is designed and tested to work with Internet Explorer and Firefox. You may also use Safari or Chrome browsers but they are not tested at this time and results may vary. You must use a browser that supports 128 bit encryption and your browser must be JavaScript-enabled. A PACER account with a valid login and password. A document scanner.