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A number of samples are available for downloading. If you encounter any problems, you may want to check our words of advice or try manual downloading.
A Few Words of Caution and AdvicePlease note that downloads with browsers have not been completely reliable. Browsers will try to open and display many types of files, including most of the files listed below. If this is not what you want, you may use the "save as" function of your browser, and save the file to disk, whether it has displayed properly or not. Be sure to check the file type you are saving as, and pick the file type that is most appropriate (e.g., "Word Document" if you have downloaded a .doc file). If the correct file type is not displayed, try "all files" as your file type; this should work on most or all PCs. Mac users may need to save as PC files and convert, depending on file type, installed applications, and other variables. You may want to check your browser's preferences or options. There should be a section about "helpers" or "applications"; you will find tables that control how a browser handles various document types. These may be organized by application and file type, by PC file extensions, or by MIME types. If you enter an "edit" or "change" dialog, you can change both the application associated with a type, and also the choices for how the browser handles various files, including "save to disk," "view in browser," "view in application," or "view in plug-in." "Save to disk" is a good choice if your computer has limited memory, or if you will want to edit the file later on. MIME types are used to identify file types when files are sent across the net. The relevant types are:
Problems have also been reported with browsers crashing or freezing during download. This may be caused by running out of memory. If this happens, try closing all other applications before downloading, changing your browser options or preferences, or downloading files manually (see below). Downloading Files ManuallyIf you are having problems downloading the samples with your browser, you may wish to try downloading manually. This can be done with "ftp" programs, which are available for all systems. (Windows users can try running "ftp" from the "run" dialog on the Windows menu, but some browsers intercept this also. You may need to use "find file" to look for "ftp.exe".) Most ftp applications run in line mode, like DOS or Unix command lines. The syntax is generally similar to DOS, and a "help" command will list the available commands. When your ftp session is running, with your Internet connection established, you will need to open the ftp site which has our downloads.
You will be asked to log on. Use the account name anonymous and any password you want (customarily your email address, but I don't know that anyone will be watching). The downloadable files are not in the current directory, so change to the correct directory.
You also need to set your local directory. For example, I would change to
All of the downloadable files here are binary, and ftp's default mode is ASCII. Change to binary mode.
You are now ready to download a file. For example, if you want the sample paper description in Microsoft Word format, you would type
If you want to see the list of files available and their sizes, type "dir".
When you are finished downloading files, say "bye".
That's all there is to it!
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