Plugins needed for this course
Last revised: Tuesday, October 1, 2002
What's a Plugin?
Plugins are software programs that extend the capabilities of the Netscape or Internet Explorer Browser in a specific way - giving you, for example, the ability to view video movies from within your browser or to interact with molecular structures.

The following plugins should be installed on your computer in order for you to access the full range of links provided by your instructor for this course. Most plugin pages will ask you to provide some information about yourself when you first register – you should do this, the plugins are free and registration is simply a way for the plugin providers to keep track of how their products are used.
Installing plugins is usually automatic; either the plugin will install itself, or it will mount an installer on your desktop that will handle the installation for you.

Apple QuickTime. Download here.

Test page to see if Quicktime plugin is working correctly
The Apple QuickTime plug-in lets you experience QuickTime animation, music, MIDI, audio, video, and VR panoramas and objects directly in a Web page. Loads on all platforms, works with all browsers.
Shockwave and Flash by Macromedia. Download here.

Test page to see if Shockwave and Flash plugins are working correctly
Allows you to experience interactive multimedia, graphics, and streaming audio on the World Wide Web. Loads on all platforms, works with all browsers.
CHIME (pronounced like the sound a bell makes) by MDLI. Download here.

Test page for CHIME plugin -- if Chime is installed, you should see a rotating molecule in the center of the page, and clicking the first "X" should change colors of the molecule.
CHIME allows web browsers to view data files containing information about molecular structure as an interactive file.
Note that the CHIME plugin only works with certain browsers. For a discussion of this issue, see Chime: Browsers, Platforms, Installation, Troubleshooting. Check the following list before installing:

PC users: CHIME options
Hardware
Pentium class recommended
64 MB or more recommended
800 X 600 recommended
Software
Windows NT with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP1, 5.5 SP2 and Netscape Communicator 4.75
Windows 2000 with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP1, 5.5 SP2 and Netscape Communicator 4.75
Windows 98 with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP1, 5.5 SP2 and Netscape Communicator 4.75
Windows 95 with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, and Netscape Communicator 4.75

Macintosh users: CHIME options
Hardware
Power PC required..
32 MB or more recommended
800x600 or better recommended
Software
Mac OS 9.0 with Netscape Communicator 4.75
Mac OS 8.6 with Netscape Communicator 4.75
Connectix RamDoubler is recommended if you have less than 32MB of physical RAM.
You need to increase the memory used by Netscape to 15,000 K.

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