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The NDSU Virtual Cell currently utilizes the Xj3D Browser library to bring you the 3D virtual cell experience in your browser's window. Those accessing the Virtual Cell through NDSU ITS run cluster machines should not need to download any software. For Windows users, the Sun Java 2 software is required by the current version of the system, but Windows users should be able to use the web browser of their choice.

The use of a 3D accelerator card is encouraged.

The Virtual Cell is currently using WebStart to avoid the necessity for manual installation of Java 3D, Java Media Framework, and other support libraries. Users who have older versions of Java3D installed should upgrade to 1.3 or later since the presence of older libraries will cause problems for the software.

Mac OS users currently need to be using OS X 10.3.1 or later and will need to download and run the Java3D and Java Advanced Imaging update last seen at apple.com before using the Virtual Cell client on each machine. Due to limitations with Apple's Safari browser, it is recommended that OS X users use the Mozilla or Mozilla Firefox browsers.