For those new to the World Wide Web (WWW) and possibly the Internet, access to the WWW requires a TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) connection to the Internet. This can be done either by direct Internnet linkage, as at most Universities, or by a telephone/modem linkage that uses SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol), or PPP (Point to Point Protocol). The receiving computer or workstation requires WWW browser software such as Netscape or Mosaic, making it a "client" serviced by the "server" (HTTP) computer that is dispensing information.

Receiving and Viewing MMER Papers

To receive MMER papers, minimal system requirements are:
A color Macintosh with a 68030 processor or a 80386 Intel PC with VGA graphics. Anything less the 14,400 baud (bps) is not recommended for modem connections.

To take full advantage of graphics and reduce image reconstitution time, the following are recommended:
Macintosh Quadra (68040) or PowerPC with 8 bit color; Intel 80486 or Pentium with SVGA or better graphics; Unix workstation running X-Windows; Ethernet network connection.

For optimum viewing, we recommend maximizing your browser viewing window area by temporarily hiding toolbars and navigation buttons, if the browser software provides that option. The papers have been designed for optimal viewing with Netscape 1.1 or later versions.

Printing MMER Papers

These papers have been designed with the assumption that many users may wish to print a hard copy. Most browsers have a print option available from the browser menu. Netscape users, for example, can print the current page (or set of pages in the active file) by using the Netscape Print button (upper right) or by selecting the Print option from the pull-down File menu (Mac). The text and figures are sized to fit well on a printed 8.5 x 11 inch page. Gray-scale printers are needed for the figures, and we have found that the relatively inexpensive ink-jet type printers do quite well when used in their "highest quality" mode.