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System Requirements

A Pentium processor-based PC or compatible computer
OS: Win 95/98/NT/2000/XP
64 MB of RAM (128 recommended)
Monitor: Minimum 800x600. Higher resolution recommended
Connection: Internet connectivity necessary. Minimum bandwidth requirement is a 56K modem connection with a throughput of at least 44K. A broadband connection is recommended, such as institutional T1, DSL or cable modem to view the interview video clips and the higher-resolution images
Browser: Internet Explorer 4 or later; Netscape 4.7x or later; or Mozilla 1 or later. Your browser must have JavaScript enabled.
Plug-ins: RealPlayer 7 or later. Download a free version of RealPlayer Basic if you do not already have it installed.
 
A PowerPC processor-based Macintosh computer
OS: Mac OS 8.6 or later
64 MB of RAM (128 recommended)
Monitor: Minimum 800x600. Higher resolution recommended
Connection: Internet connectivity necessary. Minimum bandwidth requirement is a 56K modem connection with a throughput of at least 44K. A broadband connection is recommended, such as institutional T1, DSL or cable modem to view the interview video clips and the higher-resolution images
Browser: Internet Explorer 5 or later; Netscape 4.7x or later; or Mozilla 1 or later. Your browser must have JavaScript enabled.
Plug-ins: RealPlayer 7 or later. Download a free version of RealPlayer Basic if you do not already have it installed.
 
Linux
OS: Linux
64 MB of RAM (128 recommended)
Monitor: Minimum 800x600. Higher resolution recommended
Connection: Internet connectivity necessary. Minimum bandwidth requirement is a 56K modem connection with a throughput of at least 44K. A broadband connection is recommended, such as institutional T1, DSL or cable modem to view the interview video clips and the higher-resolution images
Browser: Netscape 4 or later; or Mozilla 1 or later. Your browser must have JavaScript enabled.
Plug-ins: RealPlayer 7 or later. Download a free version of RealPlayer Basic if you do not already have it installed.