SilverPlatter browser requirements

[Andy Shimp <andy.shimp@yale.edu>]

In a message Kim forwarded some time ago (see below), SilverPlatter
technical support noted that WebSpirs 4.X uses Javascript and not Java, so
our database description pages indicating "java version" are not really
accurate.  Below are the minimal requirements for the new version 4.3,
again from SP tech. support:

>The browser requirements are the same for the 4.2 (Windows '95 or Windows 98
>Windows NT 4.0 w/Netscape 3.01 or higher or Internet  Explorer 4.0 or
>higher             Macintosh w/Netscape 3.01 or higher.) We have not
>supporting Netscape 6 as of yet.

It looks like the main reason to keep the link to SP v.3.1 is that it works
with Windows 3.1.  Perhaps if we keep links to both versions on our pages,
we should drop the "java version" note and indicate instead that the older
version is for Windows 3.1 users.


>I'd also like to take this opportunity to clarify a
>common area of confusion regarding the architecture
>of the more current version of WebSPIRS, v4.1.  WebSPIRS
>relies primarily on JavaScript, which is in no way related
>to the Java programming language.  Users who wish to access
>WebSPIRS 4 from their home workstations must have JavaScript
>support enabled, but do not need to have workstation support
>for Java.  The only exception to this is in conjunction with
>a small set of SilverPlatter full text databases that
>support access via the database Table of Contents (e.g. the
>EIU family of databases; DIF; OSH ).  For additional details
>about WebSPIRS 4 workstation requirements, please refer to the Technical
>Support
>area of SilverPlatter's website:
>   www.silverplatter.com
>=========================================
>I thought this might be useful information for those of you who don't want
>to have to maintain two links to SilverPlatter on your web pages.  It
>remains your choice which of the two interfaces (version 3 - "web" or
>version 4 "java") or both, that you link to for now.
>
>--Kim