We use a Buslogic FlashPoint LT card to evaluate the SCSI drives, and we install the IDE drives as slaves to the DVD-ROM drive's master on the integrated IDE controller's secondary channel.
An alternative to using external Firewire drives is to set up a Firewire enclosure, which converts one or more IDE drives into a Firewire-accessible storage solution.
Though it ships from Texas Instruments with Angstrom Linux on board, it's also tuned to support Android and Ubuntu, and arrives pre-loaded with the Cloud9 IDE.
Melanie Ide, an architect at New York-based Ralph Appelbaum Associates who led the Nationwide project design, says she drew on her experience working with museums to create public spaces that would provide a delightful experience while helping families find their way around.