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authorMikeMannix <MikeMannix>2001-09-15 08:27:33 +0000
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# <a name="TWiki_System_Requirements"> TWiki System Requirements </a>
-_Server and client system requirements of TWiki 01-Sep-2001_
+_Server and client system requirements for TWiki 01-Sep-2001_
## <a name="Overview"> Overview </a>
Maintaining minimum client and server requirements is necessary to keep TWiki deployment as broad as possible.
-## <a name="Server_Side_Requirements"> Server-Side Requirements </a>
+## <a name="Server_Requirements"> Server Requirements </a>
-TWiki is written in Perl 5 and uses a number of shell commands. It requires GNU RCS (Revision Control System) to be installed on the same system. TWiki is developed in a standard Linux/Apache environment. It can also work with Microsoft Windows and other platforms.
+TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires [RCS (Revision Control System)](http://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/rcs.html), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements:
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-Current documentation covers Linux only. Compiling a basic [TWikiOnWindows](http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiOnWindows) installation guide is an ongoing effort.
+Current documentation covers Linux only. A [TWikiOnWindows](http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiOnWindows) installation guide is next.
-## <a name="Client_Side_Requirements"> Client-Side Requirements </a>
+## <a name="Client_Requirements"> Client Requirements </a>
-The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:
+The TWiki [[TWikiInstallationGuide]] has extremely low browser requirements:
* HTML 3.2 compliant
+* generates XHTML 1.0 pages that are compatible with HTML 3.2
* minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
* no cookies
* no CSS
-TWiki generates XHTML 1.0 code as long as it is compatible with HTML 3.2.
+You can easily add capabilities, through customizing the templates, for one, while tailoring the browser requirements to your situation.
## <a name="Known_Issues"> Known Issues </a>
-* The new [[TWikiPlugins]] feature currently does not have any compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything: browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java, cookies, etc.
+* The new [[TWikiPlugins]] feature currently does not have compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything: browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), DHTML, Java applets, cookies.
--- [[MikeMannix]] - 29 Aug 2001
+-- [[MikeMannix]] - 15 Sep 2001 <br />