RIM - Resistance and Integrated Management

A decision tool for integrated weed management


Required Hardware and Software

This page is based on Chapter 2 of the RIM User's Manual.

Minimum hardware

It is likely that most computers purchased before 1997 will have difficulty fitting the RIM spreadsheet into their available memory. The recommended minimum hardware is:

With this minimum configuration, you will probably have to have no other programs running for RIM to run smoothly and quickly.

RIM was created on Windows computers but will run on a Mac computer if it includes the necessary software (see below). We have not tested the specific hardware requirements for a Mac.

Software requirements

RIM is not a stand-alone package. In order to use it, you must have a copy of Microsoft Excel® version 97 or later. Excel can be purchased separately or, more commonly, as part of the Microsoft Office package.


RIM home page

Order form
Background information
Required hardware and software
Assumptions of RIM: An overview
How to use RIM: An overview
The treatment options included in RIM, both chemical and non-chemical


Copyright © David J. Pannell, 1999
Last revised: August 14, 2008.