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Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ýò òÔ€»~w»XXÔÑ7€(»òòdÄdÈ7ÑFREQUENTLY€€ASKED€€QUESTIONSó ó:€€òòò òApplied€Physics€Letters€Onlineóóó óÐ ° ÐÌÔ€XÕX»»~wÔò òÓ*°,X°ö ¸ —X°œX*ÓÔ‡ò(»òXXÕÔFAQ€Versionó ó:à0 ö à3.0ÐÜ,ö (#ö (# Ðò òVersion€date:ó óà0 ö à29€November€1994Фôö (#ö (# ÐÌÓ- °,X›X°,X°ö ¸ —X-Óà  àòòThis€document€will€be€updated€every€month€until€January€of€1995,€and€quarterly€thereafter.€€The€documentÐ 0 € Ðmay€be€downloaded€from€the€AIP€File€Server€(ftp://ftp.aip.org/aplonline)€in€a€variety€of€formats,€including€ASCII,ÏWordPerfect€5.2,€WordPerfect€6.0,€Word,€and€HTML.€€Please€send€additional€questions€to€ò òóóaplonline@aip.orgòòó ó.óóÐ À  ÐÌòòò òAPL€ONLINE€óó€HARDWARE€AND€SOFTWARE€CHOICESó óÐ L œ  ÐÌQ.òòWhat€hardware€platforms€can€be€used€to€connect€to€APL€Online?óóÐ Ô $  ÐA.IBM„compatible€PC's,€Apple€Macintosh€systems,€Unix€Workstations,€or€X„terminals€can€be€used€for€subscriberÏaccess€to€òòAPL€Onlineóó.€€Refer€to€the€answers€that€follow€for€specific€details€of€minimum€configuration€and€requiredÐ `°  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ÐA.The€PC€must€be€capable€of€running€Windows€3.1€or€greater€in€enhanced€mode.€€This€means€that€the€processor€mustÏbe€at€least€an€80386.€€80486€or€Pentium€systems€will€generally€provide€better€performance.€€The€minimum€systemÏmemory€requirement€is€8MB.€€10€„€15€MB€of€free€disk€space€is€required.€€A€VGA€or€greater€display€is€required.€€(256Ïcolor)€SVGA€or€greater€is€recommended.€€The€system€date€must€be€correctly€set.€€Arial,€Times€New€Roman,€andÏSymbol€True€Type€fonts€must€be€installed€and€enabled.€€The€system€must€include€either€a€network€interface€card€(ifÏconnection€is€to€be€via€the€Internet)€or€a€9600€bps€or€greater€modem€(if€access€is€to€be€via€a€telecommunicationsÏnetwork€such€as€Compuserve€or€the€OCLC€network).€€Additional€software€will€be€required€to€support€Internet€access.€ÏSee€the€telecommunications€section€for€details.ÌÌQ.òòWhat€are€the€minimum€hardware€requirements€for€Macintosh€access?óóÐ \¬ ÐA.A€Mac€II€fx€or€greater€(including€Quadra,€Performa,€Powerbook,€and€PowerPC€product€lines),€running€MacÏoperating€system€7€or€greater.€€The€system€must€include€either€an€Ethernet€card€providing€direct€TCP/IP€Internet€access,Ïor€a€9600€bps€or€greater€modem€(if€access€is€to€be€via€a€telecommunications€network€such€as€Compuserve€or€the€OCLCÏnetwork).ÌÌQ.òòWhat€are€the€minimum€systems€requirements€for€Unix€workstations?óóÐ øH  ÐA.Any€Unix€workstation€capable€of€running€NCSA€Mosaic€can€be€used.€€The€workstation€must€have€access€to€theÏInternet.ÌÌQ.òòWhat€are€the€requirements€for€an€X„terminal?óóÐ  !\$ ÐA.Any€X„terminal€capable€of€running€NCSA€Mosaic€can€be€used.€€The€X„terminal€must€have€access€to€the€Internet.ÌÌòòQ.€€If€I€don't€have€a€system€capable€of€supporting€the€requirements€listed€above,€can€I€still€subscribe€to€APL€Online?óóÐ \#¬' ÐA.€€Yes.€€If€your€system€supports€telnet€access,€you€can€connect€to€EJO„ASCII,€which€provides€ASCII„only€access€toÏòòAPL€Onlineóó.€€Of€course,€this€access€will€not€allow€viewing€of€special€characters,€equations,€tables,€or€figures.Ð è$8 ) ÐÌò òTELECOMMUNICATIONSó óÐ t&Ä!+ ÐÌQ.òòWhat€communications€software€is€required€for€Internet€access?óóÐ ü'L#- ÐA.The€system€must€include€software€capable€of€executing€the€TCP/IP€protocol€used€by€the€Internet.€€For€windows€PC,Ïa€"Winsock„compliant€.DLL"€file€is€also€required.€€This€software€is€shipped€with€nearly€every€TCP/IP€software€package.€ÏThe€software€must€be€compatible€with€Microsoft's€version€1.1€of€the€Windows€Sockets€standard.€€The€following€TCñ¿ñP/IPñ¿ñÏpackages€have€been€tested€with€Guidon€3.0€and€deemed€acceptable€by€OCLC€for€use:ÌÐ Ô+$'2 Ðððà  àChameleon€and€Internet€Chamelion€4.0€(by€Netmanage)Ð ° Ðððà0  àChameleon€Sampler€3.11€(by€Netmanage)ÐtÄ(#(# Ðððà0  àDistinct€3.02€(by€Distinct)Ð8ˆ(#(# Ðððà0  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ÐA.A€variety€of€Internet€service€providers€can€offer€this€service.€€Included€among€them€are€Performance€SystemsÏInternational€(800„774„3031),€O'Reilly€&€Associates€(800„777„9638),€Netcom€(800„501„8649),€and€others.€€The€costÏfor€this€service€will€typically€be€$25„$30€per€month€after€initial€purchase€and€installation€fees€of€$100„$200.€€TheÏsubscriber€must€also€pay€the€cost€of€the€telephone€call€to€the€Internet€service€provider,€which€will€be€a€local€call€in€mostÏmetropolitan€areas.ÌÌòòQ.€€Will€there€be€a€European€server€as€well€as€a€U.S.€server?óóÐ T¤ ÐA.€€There€will€only€be€a€U.S.€server€initially.€€It€may€be€possible€to€improve€performance€from€Europe€by€connectingÏthrough€OCLC's€United€Kingdom€server.€€This€option€is€being€investigated.ÌÌòòQ.€€My€Internet€connection€is€behind€a€"firewall."€€Will€this€be€a€problem€for€connecting€to€APL€Online?óóÐ h¸ ÐA.€€If€you€are€using€the€Mosaic€interface,€and€can€now€connect€to€Web€servers€outside€of€your€own€institution,€youÏshould€be€able€to€connect€to€òòAPL€Onlineóó€without€difficulty.Ð ôD ÐÌò òGUIDON€USER€INTERFACEó óÐ €Ð ÐÌQ.òòCan€I€use€Guidon€on€all€hardware€platforms?óóÐ X! ÐA.€When€òòAPL€Onlineóó€is€initially€released€in€January€of€1995,€only€Windows€PCs€will€be€able€to€use€Guidon.€€AÐ Ð " ÐMacintosh€version€will€be€available€by€August€of€1995.€€There€are€no€plans€for€a€Unix€version€at€this€time.ÌÌQ.òòIf€I€can't€use€Guidon€on€my€Mac,€can€I€still€subscribe€to€APL€Online€in€January?óóÐ  !p% ÐA.Yes.€€OCLC€is€making€òòAPL€Onlineóó€available€for€any€individual€with€access€to€the€NCSA€Mosaic€software.€€VersionsÐ è!8& Ðof€this€software€are€currently€available€for€most€Windows,€Macintosh,€Unix€Workstation,€and€X„terminal€systems.€€SeeÏthe€Mosaic€section€for€further€details.ÌÌQ.òòWill€there€be€differences€between€the€Windows€and€Mac€versions€of€Guidon?óóÐ ü$L * ÐA.Most€capabilities€will€be€the€same.€€However,€the€features€of€Guidon€were€developed€on€the€Windows€platform,€andÏthere€are€a€few€things€the€Windows€can€do€(e.g.,€open€multiple€windows,€minimize€windows,€etc.)€that€Macs€do€notÏsupport.ÌÌQ.òòIf€Mosaic€is€available,€why€would€I€want€to€use€Guidon?óóÐ Ô($$/ ÐA.While€Mosaic€is€probably€the€fastest€growing€software€application€in€use€today,€the€current€definition€of€theÏHyperText€Markup€Language€(HTML)€does€not€include€support€for€special€characters,€complex€equations,€or€tables.€ÏGuidon€supports€all€of€these€elements€in€a€much€richer€presentation.€€While€all€information€published€in€each€article€ofÏòòAPL€Onlineóó€will€be€available€to€users€of€either€software€system,€Guidon€will€provide€superior€navigation€capabilities.€Ð è+8'3 ÐWe€hope€that€many€subscribers€will€try€both€systems,€and€let€us€know€what€they€like€best€about€each.€€User€suggestionsÏcan€then€be€employed€to€improve€both€.ÌÌQ.òòWhat€documentation€will€be€provided€to€APL€Online€subscribers?óóÐ üL ÐA.Full€documentation€for€both€the€Guidon€and€Mosaic€clients€will€be€provided.€€The€documentation€will€include€aÏgetting€started€booklet€for€Guidon€and€Mosaic,€a€journal€reference€card€for€òòAPL€Onlineóó,€a€reference€card€for€Guidon,€aÐ ˆØ Ðlibrary/institution€option€card,€and€an€order€form€for€additional€documentation.Ìò òÌòòñÀñó óñÀñQ.€€Where€does€the€Guidon€software€reside?€€Must€it€be€installed€on€each€user's€computer?€€How€is€it€updated€fromÐ Ø ( Ðrelease€to€release?óóñÀñò òñÀñÐ   ð  Ðó óA.€€The€Guidon€software€resides€on€each€user's€PC.€€It€must€be€executed€from€the€individual€PC,€but€software€could€beÐ h ¸  Ðloaded€from€a€central€server.€€Updates€to€the€software€configuration€may€occur€throughout€the€year,€and€will€beÏperformed€directly€by€OCLC€when€a€user€logs€on€for€the€first€time€after€the€update€has€been€enabled.€€Major€softwareÏreleases€will€occur€about€once€per€year.€€These€upgrades€will€need€to€be€applied€locally€to€each€PC€(or€to€the€centralÏserver).€€Users€that€must€load€the€software€from€a€central€server€every€time€they€connect€to€òòAPL€Onlineóó€may€experienceÐ xÈ  Ðslower€response.€ò òÐ @  ÐÌMOSAIC€ACCESS€TO€òòAPL€ONLINEóóó óÐ È  ÐÌQ.òòHow€can€I€obtain€the€Mosaic€software?óóÐ P  ÐA.NCSA€Mosaic€is€available€from€the€National€Center€for€Supercomputer€Applications€and€a€variety€of€other€InternetÏsites.€€Your€local€Internet€support€personnel€should€be€able€to€help€you€obtain€the€software.ÌÌQ.òòHow€will€the€Mosaic€version€support€special€characters,€math,€and€tables?óóÐ d´ ÐA.While€the€HTML€specification€(used€by€Mosaic)€currently€does€not€support€these€elements,€OCLC€has€developedÏspecial€rendering€software€to€enable€their€display.These€objects€will€be€rendered€as€graphics.€€It€is€hoped€that€futureÏversions€of€the€HTML€specification€will€provide€greater€support€for€these€elements.€€Sample€documents€from€òòAPLóó€areÐ ´ Ðavailable€through€the€AIP€home€page€for€review.€The€Universal€Resource€Locator€(URL)€for€the€homepage€is€Ï(http://www.aip.org/.ÌÌQ.òòHow€will€the€performance€of€Mosaic€compare€to€Guidon?óóÐ È ÐA.Both€should€exhibit€similar€performance.€€Given€identical€network€traffic€conditions,€the€Guidon€display€willÏprobably€be€somewhat€faster,€since€smaller€files€need€to€be€transferred.ÌÌQ.€€òòIs€NCSA€Mosaic€the€only€software€that€can€be€used€to€view€the€HTML€version€of€APL€Online€documents?€óóÐ Ü," ÐA.The€software€is€being€developed€for€NCSA€Mosaic€and€is€being€tested€with€that€viewer,€but€other€HTML€displayÏsoftware€(e.g.€Spyglass,€etc.)€will€most€likely€function€correctly.ÌÌQ.òòWill€APL€Online€work€in€exactly€the€same€fashion€on€all€three€Mosaic€platforms€(Unix/X,€Macintosh,€Windows)?óóÐ ð!@& ÐA.There€are€small€differences€in€Mosaic€functionality€on€each€platform,€but€all€features€of€òòAPL€Onlineóó€will€beÐ ¸"' Ðsupported€on€every€variation.ÌÌQ.òòHow€will€figures€and€tables€be€presented€under€Mosaic?óóÐ %X * ÐA."Thumbnails"€of€each€figure€and€table€will€appear€in€the€text.€€(Thumbnails€are€tiny€representations€of€each€figure.)ÏThese€thumbnails€should€be€sufficient€to€permit€a€subscriber€to€decide€if€viewing€of€the€full€image€is€desired.€€AllÏthumbnails€will€be€GIF€(Graphic€Interchange€Format€„€a€standard€way€of€representing€graphics)€files.€€ÌÌQ.òòHow€are€the€HTML€files€created?óóÐ à(0$/ ÐA.OCLC€has€developed€context„sensitive€software€that€processes€the€SGML€file€used€for€the€Guidon€presentation€andÏinserts€the€appropriate€HTML€tags€and€reference€links.€€Whenever€a€special€character€or€string€of€special€characters€isÏencountered,€the€software€creates€glyphs€(tiny€graphical€representations€of€a€single€character€or€group€of€characters)€thatÏare€output€into€the€text€stream€at€the€appropriate€position.€€All€graphics€and€tables€are€rendered€as€thumbnails€of€225„bitÐ ô+D'3 Ðwidth.€€The€appropriate€hypertext€links€to€the€full€figures€and€tables€are€inserted.€€The€end€result€is€a€document€with€theÏsame€content€and€similar€appearance€to€that€produced€for€Guidon.ÌÌQ.òòWhat€documentation€will€be€provided€to€APL€Online€subscribers?óóÐ üL ÐA.Ô#†XÕXòò(»"#ÔÔ‡ò(»òXXÕÔFull€documentation€for€both€the€Guidon€and€Mosaic€clients€will€be€provided.€€The€documentation€will€include€aÐ Ä Ðgetting€started€booklet€for€Guidon€and€Mosaic,€a€journal€reference€card€for€òòAPL€Onlineóó,€a€reference€card€for€Guidon,€aÐ ˆØ Ðlibrary/institution€option€card,€and€an€order€form€for€additional€documentation.Ô#†XÕXòò(»¡2#ÔÔ‡ò(»òXXÕÔÐ P   ÐÌQ.òòWhat€other€software€developments€are€required€for€the€Mosaic€version?óóÐ Ø ( ÐA.OCLC€has€developed€an€HTTP€(HyperText€Transfer€Protocol)€gateway/Z39.50€€search€interface,€in€addition€to€theÏSGML€to€HTML€translator.€€The€gateway€server€will€maintain€session€information€that€is€normally€not€kept€by€an€HTTPÏserver.€€This€information€will€include€user€ID€and€authorization,€a€history€of€requested€searches,€and€the€status€ofÏrequests€made€to€the€server€by€any€particular€user.ÌÌQ.òòWill€the€Mosaic€version€be€developed€further?óóÐ tÄ  ÐA.Yes.€€AIP€and€OCLC€both€believe€that€WorldWideWeb/HTML€presentation€of€primary€research€literature€willÏcontinue€to€flourish€into€the€future,€and€may€become€the€predominant€method€for€conveying€research€results.€ÏAccordingly,€the€Mosaic€version€will€continue€to€be€enhanced.€€It€is€the€only€access€method€that€will€be€available€forÏUnix/X€now€and€in€the€future.€€OCLC€and€AIP€are€committed€to€the€enhancement€of€the€HTML€standard€to€permitÏgreater€functionality€within€research€documents.€€HTML€2.0€will€provide€better€support€for€superscripts€and€subscripts.€ÏFuture€releases€of€Mosaic€will€support€objects€that€understand€how€to€manipulate€certain€file€types.€€In€the€case€of€òòAPLÐ ` ÐOnlineóó,€this€will€enable€the€Guidon€presentation€software€(which€is€based€on€TeX€DVI€technology)€to€be€used€forÐ Ø( Ðdocument€display€and€navigation.€€In€another€release€of€the€HTML€standard,€we€hope€to€encourage€the€development€ofÏ"persistent€toolbars,"€which€remain€on€the€screen€as€a€user€navigates€the€document.€€These€toolbars€would€provide€aÏgreater€degree€of€customization€of€the€presentation€of€the€information,€and€aid€in€advanced€navigation€techniques.€€AsÏsubscribers€gain€experience€with€Mosaic€presentation€of€òòAPL€Onlineóó,€we€will€welcome€your€suggestions€forÐ ì< Ðenhancements.€€ÌÌQ.òòWhat€are€the€key€differences€between€Guidon€and€Mosaic€functionality?óóÐ <Œ ÐA.It€will€not€be€possible€to€obtain€a€list€of€figures€or€a€list€or€tables€under€Mosaic.€(On€the€other€hand,€Mosaic€supportsÏin„line€thumbnails€of€figures€and€tables€„€a€feature€not€currently€available€in€Guidon.)€€After€viewing€a€figure€or€table,Ïyou€will€always€be€returned€to€the€first€occurrence€of€the€figure€or€table€reference€within€the€text.€€(Guidon€permits€youÏto€select€which€occurrence€to€return€to.)€€There€will€be€no€drop„down€section€list€for€navigation€in€Mosaic,€as€is€providedÏfor€Guidon.€€Guidon€users€will€also€have€access€to€context„sensitive,€online€help.ÌÌòòQ.€€Will€Mosaic€users€have€to€enter€a€user€id€and€password€for€each€connection?óóÐ œì# ÐA.€€OCLC€is€implementing€a€ò òcommon€gateway€interfaceó ó€for€institutional€subscribers€to€òòAPL€Onlineóó.€€This€will€permitÐ d ´$ Ðindividuals€to€connect€to€one€specific€URL€at€the€institution,€from€which€sessions€to€òòAPL€Onlineóó€will€be€controlledÐ ,!|% Ðwithout€the€need€to€enter€user€ids€and€passwords.ÌÌòòò òAPL€ONLINEóó€CD„ROMó óÐ |#Ì( ÐÌQ.òòWhat€will€the€CD„ROM€contain?óóÐ %T * ÐA.The€first€CD„ROM€will€include€all€articles€published€during€1995.ÌÌQ.òòWill€the€CD„ROM€work€with€all€platforms€and€both€user€interfaces?óóÐ T'¤"- ÐA.The€CD„ROM€will€only€be€usable€with€the€Guidon€interface.€€This€means€that€it€will€be€limited€to€the€Windows€andÏMacintosh€(after€August€of€1995)€platforms.ÌÌQ.òòHow€will€the€CD„ROM€work?óóÐ h*¸%1 ÐA.The€Guidon€software€will€permit€the€CD„ROM€database€to€be€mounted€as€a€local€database€that€supports€all€of€theÏsame€functions€as€the€electronic€journals€mounted€on€the€EJO€database€at€OCLC.Ð ô+D'3 ЇQ.òòWhy€can't€I€subscribe€to€just€the€CD„ROM?óóÐ ° ÐA.Since€òòAPL€Onlineóó€is€a€weekly€letters€journal,€where€timely€access€to€information€is€extremely€important,€a€single,Ð xÈ Ðyear„end€CD„ROM€subscription€does€not€deliver€the€service€that€scientists€require.€€A€combined€print/CD„ROMÏsubscription€is€being€provided€for€those€who€do€not€want€to€use€the€online€journal€for€current€awareness,€but€who€areÏwilling€to€use€the€CD„ROM€as€a€means€of€being€able€to€conserve€shelf€space€(by€recycling€printed€issues€at€the€end€ofÏeach€year).ÌÌQ.òòWhen€will€the€first€CD„ROM€be€available?€€What€will€it€include?óóÐ  d ÐA.The€first€CD„ROM€will€appear€in€early€1996.€€It€will€contain€all€articles€published€during€1995.ÌÌòòQ.€€Will€I€be€able€to€retain€the€CD„ROM€if€I€should€decide€to€terminate€my€APL€Online€subscription?óóÐ d ´  ÐA.€€Yes.€€The€CD„ROM€is€intended€to€provide€the€equivalent€archival€quality€that€would€result€from€retaining€theÏprinted€issues€after€cancelling€a€subscription.ÌÌòòò òAPL€ONLINEóó€DOCUMENT€VIEWING,€PRINTING,€AND€SEARCHING€CAPABILITIESó óÐ xÈ  ÐÌQ.òòHow€will€I€cite€an€APL€Online€article€in€my€own€research€reports?óóÐ P  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