As you should see by now, Periodic Table Live! is like a World Wide Web (WWW) site, except that it resides on this CD-ROM. Use it as you would any WWW site... explore! And remember... the Back button is your friend.

Hardware and Software Requirements
Hardware and software requirements for Periodic Table Live! are given below. Be sure your system meets these requirements before proceeding.

Windows 98/95

  • Pentium microprocessor, >150 MHz recommended
  • 32 MB RAM
  • 4 x CD-ROM
  • 800 x 600, 16-bit or greater graphics
  • Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher
  • QuickTime 4 or higher
  • Sun Microsystems Java Plug-in 1.4

Mac OS

  • PowerPC microprocessor, >150 MHz recommended
  • 32 MB RAM
  • 4 x CD-ROM
  • 800 x 600, thousands of colors or greater graphics
  • System 8 or higher
  • Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher
  • QuickTime 4 or higher
  • MRJ 2.2.5 Software

Installation
Before using Periodic Table Live! you must have installed either Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher and QuickTime 4 or later. Additionally, in order to use the Periodic Table Live! Graphing Applet, you must have installed either the Sun Microsystems Java Plug-in 1.4 (for Windows) or the MRJ 2.2.5 Software (for Macintosh). The latest version of these components are available freely on the World Wide Web (WWW). Go to download page.

QuickTime 4 is also available on the Periodic Table Live! CD-ROM. To install QuickTime:

Windows

  1. Open the Windows folder inside the Installation folder of the Periodic Table Live! CD.
  2. Double click the QuickTimeInstaller icon and follow the directions on the screen.
Macintosh
  1. Open the Macintosh folder inside the Installation folder of the Periodic Table Live! CD.
  2. Double click the QuickTime Installer icon and follow the directions on the screen.

For instructions on how to install the plug-ins for the Periodic Table Live! Graphing Applet, see the manual. The manual is in PDF format, so you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4 or higher installed on your system in order to read it.

Starting Periodic Table Live!
You already have started! Continue to the periodic table.

More Information
For more information about Periodic Table Live! visit the Periodic Table Live! WWW site at JCE Online. Here you will find up-to-date documentation and more support materials for Periodic Table Live!

Acknowledgments

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