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<p class="MsoNormal">I don’t know if this is the correct list for general questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are just looking for advice on the following questions:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Physical vs Virtual (We would prefer virtual – We don’t know if there are any drawbacks doing so)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Windows vs Linux (We would prefer Windows as our staff have more experience on this OS and no cost would occur in terms of licenses – Are there any drawbacks?) (Are there are functional limitations to using Windows?)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Hardware Sizing – Are these the minimum? <o:p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.0<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN">MHz Core2 Duo Pentium-4 (or equivalent) processor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN">GB of memory</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span lang="EN">160 GB of disk space</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any directions or feedback would be greatly appreciated<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Eric Sabo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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