Technical Information and Help

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Suggested System Requirements:
Hardware:

Pentium or PowerPC processor
Minimum 15" Monitor with 800x600 screen resolution
28.8 or higher baud modem

Browser Software:

Netscape Navigator version 4.xx, or version 6.2.1 and higher (do not use earlier versions of Netscape 6)
- (go to Netscape Navigator download page)
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.xx or 5.xx (untested on IE 6)
- (go to Microsoft Internet Explorer download page)

Browser Plugins:

Macromedia Flash (go to the Macromedia Flash download page)
Apple QuickTime (go to Apple QuickTime download page)

Browser Settings:

Cookies should be enabled.

In Netscape Navigator:

Select "Preferences" from the "Edit" menu
Click on the "advanced" tab and make sure that you are set to "accept all cookies"
In Internet Explorer:
Nothing should need adjusting unless you have manually changed your security preferences.

If Cookies are not enabled the following features will not work:

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"Refine your search"

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Cookies and Privacy

If you are concerned about cookies and their relationship to your privacy, please be assured that you are completely anonymous at this site and that in no way do we save or make any use of the very limited information we gather about you. This information is only used to help you navigate the site more easily and to enable you to use the features listed above. If you have further questions, please don't hesitate to use our feedback form to contact our technical staff.

Viewing and Saving Images from This Site

This site uses MrSID (Multi-Resolution Seamless Image Database) technology for delivering on-demand scalable images. This technology allows you to zoom in or out on an area of the image that you are viewing. Images are stored in .sid format on our server but are delivered to your computer in the form of JPEG files.

To save an image right click (or if you're using a Mac, click and hold down the mouse button) and select "save image as..." from the pop up menu. In the save dialog box you need to rename the image and give it a .jpg extension. JPEG images are viewable in any browser and in most graphics software such as Adobe Photoshop.

Questions? Comments? Bugs?

Please contact us by using our Feedback Form. Your input is valued!

Software Used to Build This Site

Graphics and Image Production:

	Adobe Photoshop
	Macromedia Dreamweaver
	Macromedia Flash
	Macromedia Fireworks
	LizardTech MrSid LizardTech, the LizardTech logo, and the MrSID Image Server logo are trademarks of LizardTech, Inc. and are used with permission. Unauthorized use prohibited.

Engineering:

	Apache web server
	Apache Tomcat/Jakarta servlet engine
	GNU Emacs
	Java Development Environment for Emacs (JDEE)

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