Disc Series Information
This DVD set is the first volume in our new Global Health disc series. Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories has published two previous series of discs over the past 14 years: one on Cytometry, heavily emphasizing flow cytometry and cytomics; the other on Imaging and Microscopy. There have been four in the microscopy series, and ten in our cytometry series. Our original goal was to help our colleagues discover and manage the digital world of the Internet, and to accumulate a significant amount of material in one area ready for use. The Purdue group claims to be the originators of this concept!! Yes, we published our first web-based CD in 1996 and tried to patent the concept. Unfortunately, our university did not think it a useful idea and would not proceed on a patent application!
Here are some interesting facts…
- In November 1995 when we were making CD 1… Internet Explorer did not exist. The entire disk was coded in HTML 2.0, which was then the standard. HTML 3.0 had just been issued, but we were concerned that it might be too advanced for some…!
- The Netscape IPO was issued on 9 August 1995 – just 2 months before we started creating CD1 – but most people had never heard of Netscape until well into 1996.
- When our first CD was made, you actually had to load Mosaic from the disc and install it on your computer to run the CD. We had instructions on how to install a browser on the first CD. At the time, many people had not yet used the world wide web.
- Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories are committed to creating learning opportunities for scientists – particularly our colleagues in the field of cytometry, microscopy and imaging.
For more information on the Purdue Disc Series, visit our website at www.cyto.purdue.edu/flowcyt/cdseries.htm