\n"; print "The database has been designed in two different formats. The ordinary \n"; print "format is intended for use in a standard browser acting by itself. \n"; print "Active Worlds, however, makes use of Internet Explorer to proved basic \n"; print "web-browsing capabilities from within the Active Worlds browser. \n"; print "The browser window in the Active Worlds interface is considerably \n"; print "smaller than a standard web browser, and most web pages do not \n"; print "handle this reduced canvas-size very well.\n"; print "

\n"; print "However, I have designed this site to work properly in an Active Worlds \n"; print "Internet Explorer window. I hope that this makes using the database \n"; print "easier and more enjoyable for Active Worlds users.\n"; print "

\n"; print "To link to this web page from another web page, \n"; print "the address you need is:\n"; print "

\n"; print "

• http://www.atuan.com/awdb/index.php3

\n"; print "If you are linking to the page from within Active Worlds, \n"; print "the address you need is:\n"; print "

\n"; print "

• http://www.atuan.com/awdb/index.php3?render=aw

\n"; print "Adding the extra bit at the end of the address will alert the \n"; print "web page that it is being summoned from within Active Worlds. \n"; print "In response, it will reformat itself to fit the browser pane available. \n"; print "It will also re-write links so that internal links will be formatted properly, \n"; print "and external links will pop up in a new browser window for clearer viewing.\n"; print "

\n"; print "Be certain that you use the address exactly as shown above when \n"; print "linking from within Active Worlds. If there is any difference, the page \n"; print "will revert to its standard format, which is ill-suited to AW viewing. \n"; print "Please note that the page has been designed to work best at screen \n"; print "resolutions of 800x600 and up. If you have a screen resolution of 640x480, \n"; print "the page will still work, but you'll have to scroll back and forth to look \n"; print "at all of it, which is a pain.\n"; print "

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