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Vitalnet - Hardware and Software Requirements

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Summary - Vitalnet basically runs on any computer. Hardware and software requirements are minimal.


General requirements for Vitalnet software:

  • Runs on all popular computers (Microsoft, Apple, Unix, Linux).
  • Uses low amounts of disk space, depending on the number of fields and records.
    • For example, 1980-1998 Texas death data requires 10 MB.
    • For example, 1989-2003 California birth data requires 83 MB.
  • Uses low amounts of RAM. Vitalnet runtimes use 1 to 2 MB.
  • Takes less than a second to produce most output.
    • Speed depends on cpu speed, but is acceptable even on older hardware.
    • Analyses with huge numbers of records may take up to 10 seconds or so.
  • Does not require other commercial software (SAS, SPSS, etc) to run.

VitalWeb Standard / VitalWeb Wizard - Internet platforms.


VitalWeb Server - Back-end server program.

  • Used by VitalWeb Standard and VitalWeb Wizard.
  • Produces maps, tables, and charts, depending on user selections.
  • Communicates with browser using CGI protocol (universal web standard)
  • Runs on all common web servers (Linux, Windows, Apple, Unix)


VitalPro for DOS / VitalPro for Unix - Desktop platforms.

  • Runs on any IBM-compatible PC, Novell LAN, or Microsoft LAN.
  • Runs on any Linux computer or Unix computer.


VitalPro for Windows - Desktop platform.

  • Runs on any Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP, or Vista computer.


Vitalnet Data Engine - Used by all Vitalnet platforms.

  • Written in the efficient C language.
  • Specially customized for rapid analysis of large record-level data sets.
  • Low data storage requirements (5-30 bytes / record).
  • Produces results quickly (a few seconds for most analyses).
  • Incorporated into VitalWeb Server.
  • Incorporated into VitalPro platforms.

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