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/*                    Metal and Semiconductor Etchants                     */
/*                       Version 1.0 for Mac OS X                          */
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/*                   (C) Copyright 2021 by Steel Data                      */
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/*           Latest update of this Readme File: December 3, 2021           */
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Contents of this Readme File:

1. Installing of Metal and Semiconductor Etchants on Mac PCs
2. Installation and Running the Software
3. Uninstallation of Metal Etchants
4. Online Support
5. Contacting Steel Data


1. Installing of Metal and Semiconductor Etchants on Mac PCs
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Before you install and run the Metal Etchants, you should check the following minimum system requirements:

- Mac OS X (Jaguar, Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, Panther, Snow Leopard, Tiger, Sierra Nevada),
- RAM: Recommended 1 Gb RAM or greater,
- Hard disk free space: 600 Mb,
- Recommended screen resolution: 800 x 600 pixels or higher,
- Browser Safari, Mozilla for the OS X.

In order to install the Metal Etchants, please download and run the corresponding zip file from the website:

     https://www.steeldata.info/ms/html/download.html
     https://www.steeldata.info/ms/html/demo.html

Once the download has finished, please uncompress the zip-file into some temporary directory.
Note: All zip files was tested by the ESET program.


2. Installation and Running the Software
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Installing the full version:
1. Download the Metal and Semiconductor Etchants from the web site https://www.steeldata.info/ms/html/download.html.
2. In the folder Downloads, double click the zip file ms.zip and extract the files.
3. Drag and move the folder MS_etchants into the folder Documents.
4. In the folder MS_etchants, make the alias from the file index.html.
5. Drag and Move the alias into the Desktop.
6. Rename the name index.html to the Metal Etchants.
7. Double clik the icon Metal and Semiconductor Etchants and run the database.

Installing the demo version:
1. Download the Metal and Semiconductor Etchants from the web site https://www.steeldata.info/ms/html/demo.html.
2. In the folder Demo, double click the zip file ms_demo.zip and extract the files.
3. Drag and move the folder MS_etchants_demo into the folder Documents.
4. In the folder MS_etchants_demo, make the alias from the file index.html.
5. Drag and Move the alias into the Desktop.
6. Rename the name index.html to the Metal Etchants.
7. Double clik the icon Metal and Semiconductor Etchants and run the database.


3. Uninstallation of Metal and Semiconductor Etchants 
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1. Drag and move the icon Metal and Semiconductor Etchants from the Desktop into the Trash.
2. In the folder Documents, drag and move the folder MS_etchants or MS_etchants_demo into the Trash


4. Online Support
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In case of trouble with Metal Etchants, you can quickly access the most recent support 
documents on the Steel Data Web site ("https://www.steeldata.info"). 
Of course, you can also send an e-mail to info@steeldata.info

You might also want to visit the Metal and Semiconductor Etchants web page from time to time:

     https://www.steeldata.info/ms/index.html


5. Contacting Steel Data
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To contact a Steel Data sales representative, please send an e-mail to info@steeldata.info