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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’ve been tasked with building an Access Grid
Node. Reading the Access Grid Hardware Specification by Robert Olson, it
recommends building a Display computer running windows 2000 pro, a Video
Capture computer running an AG distribution of Red Hat Linux, an Audio Capture
computer running the AG linux distribution, and a control computer running
windows 98.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I was looking at the website <a
href="http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/software/download.html"
title="http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/software/download.html">http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/software/download.html</a>
and notice that there was support for Windows XP.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My questions are … Is there any reason I
shouldn’t use Windows XP <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>and</span></b>
can I use XP in place of Red Hat?</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Also, is there a step by step document on building a node on
windows XP?</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks,</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Patrick Johnson</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Integrated Media Systems</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>1260 N. Fee Ana</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Anaheim</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, CA 92807</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>office: 714-579-4100</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>cell: 714-225-0666</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>pjohnson@imsav.com</span></font></p>
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