Guide

Background

As a computer tutor, I have spent many years compiling my notes into an electronic format. My goal always is to keep the size of the files to a minimum whilst providing an appealing and informative layout. My initial efforts were done in the Windows help compiler, and have been sold on a commercial basis (well they just covered some basic costs !) under the name of V/2-Help files.

The notes were originally developed for the New Zealand Certificate in Business Computing (CBC) and in some cases the Advanced CBC. They developed into a resource for other NZ courses such as the National Certificate in Business and Introductory Certificate in Computing. With the introduction of the New Zealand Qualifications framework I have started to provide links into the encyclopedia for various computing units.

With the acceptance of HTML as an authoring tool on the World Wide Web I have embarked on a conversion to this format. My eventual goal is to produce an informative encyclopedia on computing terms that can be reasonably dynamic. If you are interested in assisting, either by providing a server to place the encyclopedia on (maybe I can add some advertising on some of the pages?), or in other ways I would be keen to hear from you.

I have tried to acknowledge all references - if I have quoted incorrectly or omitted to provide a reference, could you get in touch so I can rectify it. Also, I am aware that I have used copyrighted material for my research. If you feel that I have not adequately acknowledged this could you drop me an e-Mail : verhaart@xtra.co.nz and I will either remove it from my encyclopedia or correct the reference. At no stage do I wish to plagiarize your work and indeed I would refer the reader to the original sources for further information. All copyrights and trademarks remain the property of their respective authors and/or owners and all rights are reserved.

Registered Users

Individuals may access these pages free for personal study, though if the data is to be used as a teaching resource you or your institution must be registered. At this stage I have 1MB of space for personal use on the Voyager server, so you'll get to preview my prototype. In order to support the development and maintenance of the pages it is suggested that institutions maintain the pages locally on their own site. To do this requires registration and the payment of a basic fee. Two basic cost structures exist on a per site basis; < 50 users and unlimited, but I am always open to negotiation. Contact me via e-Mail : verhaart@xtra.co.nz for further details.

Click here for the institutes and organisations have registered with me. Many thanks for their support.

Windows V/2-Help files

My original Windows Help engine version has had to be phased out. It is just too difficult to maintain a duplicate.

The Software

Initially I started by using Microsoft's Internet Assistant for MS-Word running Windows 95 to develop my Web stuff. With the help of the Microsoft Award I am now using Frontpage for development. To get the best results you should be using at least Internet Explorer 3.0 (the MS browser), though Netscape navigator 3.0 will also do. I am using Internet Explorer 4.x, so some of the tricky features may not work wth your browser. Check out my Web links for links to the software I am using.

On Voyager I am restricted to 1MB of space so I will only be able to keep a minimal version on the Internet.
( http://www.voyager.co.nz/~verhaart ).

[Rev: 10/3/98] Jan-97 © 1997-98 V/2-Com (Verhaart), P O Box 8415, Havelock North, New Zealand.