Technical Requirements

The Internet is a new and innovative medium for teaching. We hope it will provide the means of finding out more about protein structure determination for students who might not otherwise have an opportunity to do so. However, because of the nature of this method of teaching there will be certain prerequisites.

The minimum equipment/know-how required to take the course will be:

• A well-supported modern machine (PC, UNIX or Mac) which you will have access to on a regular basis and which is capable of running graphical browsers (e.g. Netscape 3.0 or better, Internet Explorer 3.0 or better).
• The equivalent of a 50MHz 486 8Mb RAM computer with 14" screen to undertake the course. As some of the course material pictures are large it will be helpful if you can configure the display to XVGA resolution (1024 x 768 with 256 colours) or better.
• Regular access to the Internet.
• Regular e-mail address and some familiarity with its use.
• Some familiarity with browsing the Web.
• Some familiarity with the installation of simple packages and with transferring/ downloading data.
• The ability to use a text editor to create documents.

We anticipate that most students will be using PCs or UNIX computers although the course is accessible to students using other computers, such as Macs. However, the Department cannot guarantee an equal level of technical support for students not using UNIX or PCs.

This list of requirements should act as a guide only as there are bound to be variations and combinations which are not mentioned above. If after reading the above you are still unsure about the level of your technical know-how or the equipment you will need then contact Dr David Houldershaw (mention px course).

If you should decide to pursue your application with the Department you will be asked to complete, along with an application form, a technical information form. It is only at this point, once we have all your details available to us, that your technical equipment/know-how will be assessed formally and we will be able to confirm your suitability to undertake the course.

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