Read Me

Windows

Windows 98 or newer
Internet Explorer with Active Content enabled, or Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox, Opera, or any browser able to use Java and JavaScript (the AOL browser is not supported by this product)
Java 1.4 or newer (if using non-IE browser)
Windows Media Player or QuickTime for multimedia content

Macintosh

UNIX/Linux

This product should function under all current versions of UNIX or Linux, provided the other requirements below are met:
Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox, Opera, or any browser able to use Java and JavaScript (the current version of Konqueror (3.4) is not able to perform searches)
Java 1.4 or newer
MPEG-compatible software player for multimedia content

ALL Systems

Adobe Reader 5.0 or later for viewing PDF content
Additional software may be needed to view some materials included on this product.

While PDF is most often used for documents, this product may also contain other types of files. The software needed for each kind is listed below:

PDF
You will need to have Adobe Acrobat or the free Adobe Reader, version 5.0 or newer installed. If you do not have Adobe Reader on your computer, you can download a free copy at:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint documents
These documents usually require Microsoft Office or a compatible office software suite.
- Windows: If you do not have Microsoft Office on your computer, free Office reader programs can be downloaded from Microsoft's download page. Microsoft does not provide free Word, Excel or PowerPoint viewer utilities for Macintosh or UNIX/Linux platforms.
- Macintosh: for Word files, you might want to try Abiword as a free alternative to MS Word.
- UNIX and Linux: Version 2.0 or later of OpenOffice.org can open most MS Office documents.
HTML
Your web browser will be able to handle these files.
Multimedia
Most multimedia content will be in either MPEG-1 (video) or MP3 (audio) formats.

System Requirements