The CD will run on almost any PC or workstation provided it can run a java enabled web browser. We have tested the CD on Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, Macintosh OS 8.6+ and Sun, SGI, and Linux Unix based machines. Minimum hardware should be:
 

• 300+MHz processor
• 64 MBytes RAM
• CD-ROM drive
• Internet access (not required for all viewers)

The table below shows the systems we have tested and the viewers that work:
 

Machine

OS

Browser

Version

Java 2

Stage Criteria (requires Internet)

Cardinal Plane Movies

Section Browser

Embryo View

Original Sections

Text Anatomy (requires Internet)

Java Anatomy (requires Internet)

Section View/ MAPaint

PC Intel

Win 3.1

Untested probably does not work, Java 2 not available

PC Intel

Win95

Netscape

3.1

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

yes

yes

no

PC Intel

Win95,98,2000

Netscape

4+

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

PC Intel

Win95,98,2000

Internet Explorer

4+

no

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

PC Intel

Win95,98,2000

Internet Explorer

5+

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

Macintosh G3/G4

Mac OS 8.6+

Internet Explorer

4.5+

no

yes

yes(1)

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

Macintosh G3/G4

Mac OS 8.6+

Netscape

4.5

no

yes

yes(1)

no

no

no

yes

no

no

Sun Ultra 1/5/10

Solaris 2.6+

Netscape

4+

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Sun Ultra 10

Solaris 2.6+

Internet Explorer

4.0

?

yes

yes

no

no

no

yes

?

yes

SGI Indigo 2

IRIX 6.5

Netscape

4.51

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

PC Intel

Solaris 2.8

Netscape

4.7

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

PC Intel

Redhat Linux 6.0

Netscape

4.7

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

1/ On some Macintosh machines we tested the Quick-time plugin failed to show the mpeg movies. This was solved either by using the "Sparkle Fat" application as the application linked to mpeg MIME type or by upgrading to Internet Explorer version 5 and the most up-to-date Quick-time plugin.