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Practise 1 - System Requirements-AC1
System Requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| OS | Windows XP with service pack 2 or Windows Vista | |
| Processor |
Intel Pentium D 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (dual core) processor |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or better / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ or 4400+ |
| Memory | 512MB (XP) , 1GB (Vista) | 2GB |
| HDD | 9GB | |
| Graphics Hardware | 256 MB DirectX 9.0 Graphics Card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher |
512 MB DirectX 10.0 compliant video card |
| Sound Hardware | DirectX 9 or DirectX 10 compliant | 5.1 channel surround |
Faneuil Hall
Faneuil Hall ( pronounced Fan-Yul or Fannel ) was a major marketplace, meeting hall and a prominent landmark in Boston in the 18th Century , since 1742. The most distuingishing feature Faneuil Hall was the Grasshopper weather vane located on top of it.
Description
Faneuil Hall was built in 1742 and was named after Peter Faneuil, the local merchant who offered to build it at his own cost as a gift to the town. Faneuil Hall was originally meant to be a place for local farmers to sell their products so that the streets would be rid of the carts crowding them.
However, Faneuil Hall was nicknamed as " The Cradle of Liberty " after the famous meeting hall built on its second floor. People met here to raise their voice against the Stamp Act, which was a tax on all stamps used in postage purposes.It is also famous for the first anti-tea tax meeting held there. At times the anti-British meetings attracted such a large crowd that Faneuil Hall was not big enough to accomodate all of them( in which case they were sent to Old South Meeting Hall ).
An important purpose Faneuil Hall served was in identifying spies. During the war of 1812, people who were suspected to be spies were asked what was on the top of the Faneul Hall weather vane. If their answer was " a grasshopper ", they could pass as a local. If they were wrong, they were convicted as British spies.
During the siege of Boston , the meeting hall here was made into a theatre. But any kinds of plays were banned here
Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood of Boston , Massachussets.
Description
Beacon Hill was named after the beacon set on the hilltop by the Puritan settlers.This beacon was essentially a ' bucket ful of pitch hanging from a pole '.The beacon was setup to warn the dwellers of the countryside in the scenario of an attack on the town. However, the beacon was never actually used.
As a result of the hill's top being carted off to fill in Mill Pond , the hill is now shorter than it used to be. This benefited the developers as it presented them with the advantage of building on the hilltop and created more land at Mill Pond
After the opening of the new Massachussets State House in 1790, the Hill became a popular place to live in.Developers created upscale housing on the south side of the hill, which overlooks the Boston Common.
The much less posh North side of the hill was inhabited earlier.It went by the nickname 'Mount Whoredom'.
Trivia
- A viewpoint was located at Beacon Hill.
- George Washington referred to the North side as Mount Horam.