Use some form of the phrase that runs or is based on, as in the following examples.
Preferred |
Discouraged |
You can use the application on a personal computer that runs Windows. |
You can use the application on a Windows personal computer. |
Unified Messenger stores both voice messages and email messages on a server that runs the Microsoft Exchange Server software. |
Unified Messenger stores both voice messages and email messages on the Microsoft Exchange Server server. |
You can connect your device to a LAN and support Windows-based applications, such as Message Manager and ELA. |
You can connect your device to a LAN and support Windows applications, such as Message Manager and ELA. |
The ISDN gateway is a UNIX-based computer that is connected to the switch on one side and a host computer on the other side. |
The ISDN gateway is a UNIX computer that is connected to the switch on one side and a host computer on the other side. |
