For Windows users, we strongly recommend the use of Netscape 7.2, Mozilla 1.8+,  Firefox 1.5 or later, or Internet Explorer 6.0. Some features of the site will not function correctly in IE 5.0, but IE 5.5 works satisfactorily for the most part.

For Macintosh users with OS X, Netscape  7.2 or any recent Mozilla or Firefox build is much preferable to any Mac version of IE, which will not work at all with some of the site's features.  Recent builds of Safari are also reported to work satisfactorily, although this browser is not currently supported. Under Mac OS9, only the last OS9 build (1.2) of Mozilla, obtainable from www.mozilla.org, will allow full access to all features of the site. Unofficial builds of later versions of Mozilla are also available for Mac OS9, but since their availability and location is variable, you are advised to look for further information from sites specialising in OS9 support.

For Linux, NS 7.2 or Mozilla 1.8+ or Firefox 1.5 or later are likewise recommended. Other browers based on the Gecko  rendering engine (Galeon, Konqueror etc) work to some extent, but all have problems in specific areas: in particular the drop down menus for selecting wordlists are not usable in Konqueror.

For users who must employ OS/2, Mozilla is the only available browser for that platform sufficiently standards-compliant to work properly with the ANOH material. The same applies to Solaris.

Opera versions prior to 7.0 on all platforms had standards compliance problems that stop it from supporting essential features of the site  (e.g. the menus for selecting partial headword lists). Opera 7.0 and later works with these menus, but there are still problems with other features of the site. Opera 8 has unusual behaviour both in its handling of mouse double-clicks and its positioning of popup windows, and so this browser is neither recommended nor supported.

Netscape 8.0 on any platform for which there is a version will work, but you will need some knowledge of how to alter its default configuration when opening new windows etc. There are other problems related to some versions of this browser on Windows, though not in any way specific to the AND, so it might be better not to install in unless you have access to expert support.

Because of its seriously inadequate support of key W3C standards, we do not recommend the use of Netscape 4 (or earlier) on any platform or under any circumstances, and its use will lead to difficulties that are beyond our
power to remedy.