What is ARTstor?
System requirements
The following system configurations are recommended for the optimal use of the ARTstor Digital Library and the Offline Image Viewer (OIV) presentation software.
- A high-speed internet connection (not a dial-up connection);
- Java version 1.3 or later installed on your browser (Mac users accessing ARTstor through Innovative Proxy must have Java version 1.5 or later). (Find out what version of Java you have);
- Flash Player version 6.0 or later installed (Learn how to install Flash Player);
- Pop-up blockers are either disabled or configured to allow pop-up windows from www.artstor.org. (Learn how to disable pop-up blockers);
- Cookies are enabled in your browser (Learn more about cookies);
- Monitor resolution is set at 1024 x 768 pixels or higher (Learn more about screen settings);
- Screen colors are set to True Color (32 bit) or better (Learn more about screen settings).
ARTstor compatibility
| Platform | Operating system | Browsers |
|---|---|---|
| PC | Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista |
Microsoft IE 6.0+1 FireFox 1.0+ PWB 2.05+ |
| Macintosh2 | OS 10.2 (Jaguar)3 OS 10.3 (Panther) OS 10.4 (Tiger) |
Safari 1.2+ Netscape 6.0+ FireFox 1.0+4 |
| Linux | Any version | Netscape 6.0+ FireFox 1.0+ |
Offline Image Viewer (OIV) compatibility 3.0
| Platform | Memory | Processor speed | Operating system | Java |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | 512MB (required) 1GB (recommended) |
1.5GHz (required) 3GHz (recommended) |
Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista |
1.5+ |
| Macintosh | 256MB (required) 1GB (recommended) |
800 MHz (required) 1.2 GHz (recommended) |
OS 10.4 (Tiger) | 1.5+ |
Offline Image Viewer (OIV) compatibility 2.6
| Platform | Memory | Processor speed | Operating system | Java |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | 512MB (required) 1GB (recommended) |
1.5GHz (required) 3GHz (recommended) |
Windows 2000 Windows XP |
1.3+ |
| Macintosh | 256MB (required) 1GB (recommended) |
800 MHz (required) 1.2 GHz (recommended) |
OS 10.3 (Panther) OS 10.4 (Tiger) |
1.3+ |
Configuring institutional IT settings to support ARTstor
ARTstor domains (*.artstor.org and *.artstor.net) must be added to the bypass lists on your proxy and firewall.
For information about working with proxy servers, see our page on Proxy server configuration.
1 You will need to add www.artstor.org as a trusted site in IE version 7.0+ to access all features in the Image Viewer.
2 Macintosh users running Rosetta with Shockwave must turn off this feature in order to use ARTstor.
3 On machines running OS 10.2, Firefox version 1.0.x is the only browser compatible with the ARTstor website.
4 There is a known display issue with ARTstor on Firefox versions 1.5.x for the Mac. Areas of the page will not appear until you mouse over the screen.