System Requirements

Internet Browser

Download Internet Explorer 5

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This material requires Internet Explorer 5.01, and Windows 95, 98 or NT 4, or later.   It will not run properly using other Internet browsers.  You should set up your video display to be at least 800 x 600 resolution and 16 bit color in order to properly display the screens.

Media Player

Download Media Player 6

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Your computer must be set up properly to play .AVI and .MPG files.  If you have installed the media player for Windows 95, 98, or NT, then the videos should display properly.  Files that play on the Windows media player are indicated by the vu_video_sm.gif (1179 bytes) icon.   These files have a higher resolution than the RealVideo® format, but are significantly larger, so will require much more download time, especially over a dial-up connection.

RealVideo®

Download Real Player

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Each video file is also available in RealVideo® format.   Streamed video files are indicated by the real_sm.gif (965 bytes) icon.  They are of lower quality, since they have a lower frame rate than the same file in media player format.  However streamed video will take significantly less time to download.

Digipac Loader

Click to download the Digipac loader software

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The Digipac Loader allows a web browser to run external applications.   It is required to run some of the program simulations.  To download it, click on the icon on the right.  Choose the option Save this program to disk and then run the downloaded program npdpload.exe to finish the installation.  When you are done installing the loader you will have to restart your computer.

Chime

Download Chime Plugin

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Chime is a molecular model viewer that can be downloaded at no cost.  It allows you to view and rotate models of molecules in a web browser.

Spreadsheets

Information on Microsoft Office

The spreadsheets require Excel 97 (or later).