Browser Versions & Minimum Requirements
The new version of the www.sfu.ca site uses Cascading Style Sheets to help format and present the information on the web pages. Due to CSS use, this site will only look how it was intended in browsers that can understand cascading style sheets. With the introduction of the two main browsers, Internet Explorer (version 3.0) and Netscape Navigator (Version 4.0) style sheets started appearing, however both of these browsers in that specific version translate style sheets very poorly.

Based on user statistics, over 89% of computers use either Internet Explorer version 5 or version 6 as their browser of choice. Both of these browsers understand style sheets completely. With the Netscape Family of browsers, the style sheets will be completely understood with version 7, but not understood completely with version 4.76 or earlier. However, the page will be useable even if the style sheets are not understood. The page will just look a little different than it was designed.

JavaScript is also used within the web pages for effect with the photographic images as well, to display the random effect for the news headlines. JavaScript by default is turned on within your browser. It is up to you to disable it. JavaScript is not a plug-in, it is built into your browser.

This web site has been optimized for Internet Explorer version 4.0 and higher as well as Netscape version 7.0.

It is highly recommended to download the current version of your choice of browser for the best experience:

Internet Explorer 6.x for windows

Internet Explorer 5.x for Mac os 8.1 - 9.x

Internet Explorer 5.x for Mac os X

Netscape 7.x for windows & Mac