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 |