The CHIME compatibility rules below were valid until 10/01/2002

Browsers

SMS 2.3 offers 3 different types of the entry web page: text (slow internet) and graphics illustrrated (fast internet). The last two ones make extensive use of java script so that MS IE 4.7 would not function properly.

The only fully compatible brawser with SMS 2.3 is NETSCAPE 4.72.

MS IE 6.026 will work fine except for "live connect" which makes possible communication between the sequence screen and the graphics screen (Chime window). This however is no problem if the user will only access Protein Dossier for exemple.

1. PC
PC version of the STING Millennium client will operate correctly with:
Netscape 4.03 or higher (4.7 recomended) but NOT with 6.0
or
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.72 SP1 and NOT 5.5 SP2 as recomended by MDL (see MDL msg on CHIME and Explorer compatibility below)
and
Chime Version 2.6 SP2

STING Millennium will not operate fully on Microsoft Internet EXPLORER 5.5 SP2 as advertised by MDL!
See more details about STING/SMS-CHIME compatibility with Microsoft Internet Explorer bellow!

Quoted MDL/CHIME msg on Microsoft Explorer:

August 3, 2001

Dear Chime and Chime Pro users:
MDL has learned that a new service pack of the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser (5.5 SP2) has been released today without support for the Netscape plug-in interface used by Chime and Chime Pro.
Our understanding is that future versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer will also lack this interface. This would mean that the Chime and Chime Pro plug-ins would not be supported on these new versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer (including 6.0) until further notice. This issue does not affect the Netscape Communicator 4.7 browser. MDL is working closely with Microsoft to evaluate alternatives for supporting Chime and Chime Pro with new versions of Internet Explorer. Until further notice, Chime and Chime Pro users should continue to use older versions of Internet Explorer (5.5 SP1 and lower) or Netscape Communicator 4.7, which are supported with Chime and Chime Pro 2.6 SP2. MDL will post updates to this information and the Hardware and Software requirements on its MDL Chime site at the following URL:
http://www.mdlchime.com/
Thank you for your patience and understanding while we address these issues.
Regards,
MDL Chime Product Management

2. SGI

The OLD version of STING Millennium client (known as "STING") was operational on SGI workstations, however, this version is not. This is because the MDL did not release CHIME version 2 for SGI IRIX operating system.
STING Millennium SERVER version is running on SGI servers.

3. Linux

There is no Chime for linux. However, for linux on x86 computers only, Codeweavers' Crossover Plugin (available for US$20 in October 2001) makes it possible to run Chime (for Windows) in linux Netscape and Mozilla (without a Windows subsystem). See the details. We have tested this personally.