E.2 Requirements for Playing Video

On both Sun systems and PCs, you must configure the system on which you are viewing the videos with adequate memory and space in your local system's /tmp or /swap directory. For more information about configuring systems, see "E.5.1 Video Files and Your System Resources".

On a Sun system, you will need to install the ShowMe TV software and configure one of the supported browsers listed below to use ShowMe TV.

With a Sun server running the Solaris 2.4 operating environment, or later compatible version, the following browser-video player combinations are supported:

• ShowMe TV(TM), version 1.2 or later, and Netscape(TM) version 3.x or later

• ShowMe TV, version 1.2 or later, and HotJava(TM) version 1.1 or later

If clicking on the video icon does not launch a video player capable of playing AnswerBook2 videos, you must do one or more of the following:

• Install ShowMe TV software, if it is not already installed on your system

• Configure your browser to use the installed ShowMe TV player

• Make sure you have adequate space in your local system's /tmp or /swap directory. See "E.5.1 Video Files and Your System Resources", for more detailed information

On a PC, ActiveMovie should work with the supported platforms listed below. If you do not have ActiveMovie on your system, you must obtain it. No special installation or configuration procedures are required.

With a PC running either Windows 95 or later, or Windows NT software, version 4.0 or a later compatible version, the following browser-video player combinations are supported:

• ActiveMovie and Netscape, version 3.x or later

• ActiveMovie and Internet Explorer, version 4.0 or later

Other browser-player combinations may work, but have not been tested.