TANGO Interactive client software is an add-on to either Netscape or Internet Explorer browsers.

TANGO Interactive software requires that either Internet Explorer version 5 or higher, or Netscape Communicator version 4.51 or higher is installed on your machine before you you attempt installation of TANGO Interactive client. 

The system has been tested with releases of  Netscape Communicator up the v.  4.72. This is also the recommended version of the browser.

PLEASE NOTE: TANGO Interactive will not work with Netscape Communicator version 4.6! This version is broken. Don't use it!

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Operating system support:

Currently supported platforms include Windows NT 4,  Windows 2000, and, with some restrictions, Windows 98. Supported UNIX platforms include  SGI Irix 6.3 and 6.5, Sun Solaris, and Linux. We do not support Mac machines.

In many cases, TI system is used to support professional activities, such as distance learning or business conferencing. For such applications we discourage use of Windows 98. This system is inherently unstable and tends to crash under system load exceeding two or three concurrent applications. All aplications intensely using CPU are likely to crash Windows 98 quite often. Although TANGO Interactive is completely compatible with Window 98, due to the native operating system stability problems we cannot recommend it's use for production work.

TANGO Interactive core system has no special software or hardware requirements beyond the browser.  To ensure adequate system performance, our minimal recommended configuration for PC platforms is:

  • Windows NT and Windows 2000: 300 MGz Pentium II CPU, 128 MB RAM.
  • Windows 98: 266 MHzPentium II CPU, 64 MB RAM (96 MB is better)

Some of the TANGO Interactive application modules have additional hardware and software requirements. The most important are listed below:

  • BuenaVista, TI's videoconferencing agent, requires a microphone and a video capture card. Refer to BuenaVista setup pages for recommended hardware.
    • In general, to use BuenaVista with reasonable performance, a 300 MHz Pentium II machine is a must. We do not guarantee stable operation of this component on slower machines.
    • If you plan to use BuenaVista in the context of TANGO Interactive Virtual Classroom, you should have at least a dual CPU 400 MHz Pentium II workstation as a teacher station. Student machines should be at least 300 MHz Pentium II Windows NT workstations.
    • On Windows 95, BuenaVista requires installation of DirectX version 5.0 or higher. This extension is available at no cost from Microsoft.
    • BuenaVista for Linux is in final testing stage and will probably be released by April 2000. For Linux, the only supported video card is Winnov Videum Conference Pro kit.
    • BuenaVista for SGI platforms requires an O2 workstation with A/V module and camera, and IRIX 6.5 OS.
    • There is no BuenaVista for Sun platforms.
       
  • SharedAgent is TANGO application module that allows Microsoft application sharing. SharedAgent has additional software requirements:
    • Microsoft NetMeeting version 2.11 (please note: version 2.0 is insufficient). On Windows NT platforms, version 2.11 of NetMeeting requires installation of Service Pack 5.
    • NetMeeting MUST be properly intialized before TI can share applications. Refer to the README files included in TANGO Interactive client software distribution for more details.
    • In current release, SharedAgent is not supported on Windows 2000.
       
  • Video Player :
    • Video player will NOT operate on platforms that do not support Just in Time (JIT) compilation (such as SGI Irix 6.3 etc.)
    • Since Video Player operates in streaming mode, your network connection must support at least the bandwidth of the clip you want to play. The bandwidth depends on contents, but, generally, VideoPlayer needs around 35  kbps to provide smooth playback.
       
  • Interactive 3D applications require Cosmo Player version 2
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