//*****************************************
//*		If you have been redirected to this
//*		page, you are most likely using an
//*		older web browser (i.e. Netscape 3.x).
//*		We are currently working on resolving
//*		this problem.  In the meantime, you can
//*		view the Malaspina University-College 
//*		History Department's web site by using
//*		a more up-to-date browser (i.e. Internet
//*		Explorer 5.x or Netscape 6).
//*
//*		Thank you for your patience.					*//



// Browser detection code from:
// Ultimate client-side JavaScript client sniff. 
// (C) Netscape Communications 1999. Permission granted to reuse and distribute. 

// Test to see if browser supports CSS-P (i.e. IE/Nav4+)

var agt=navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(); 

var is_major = parseInt(navigator.appVersion); 
var is_minor = parseFloat(navigator.appVersion); 

var is_nav = ((agt.indexOf('mozilla')!=-1) && (agt.indexOf('spoofer')==-1) 
&& (agt.indexOf('compatible') == -1) && (agt.indexOf('opera')==-1) 
&& (agt.indexOf('webtv')==-1)); 
var is_nav4up = (is_nav && (is_major >= 4)); 
var is_nav5up = (is_nav && (is_major >= 5));

var is_ie   = (agt.indexOf("msie") != -1); 
var is_ie3  = (is_ie && (is_major < 4)); 
var is_ie4  = (is_ie && (is_major == 4) && (agt.indexOf("msie 5.0")==-1) ); 
var is_ie4up  = (is_ie  && (is_major >= 4)); 
var is_ie5  = (is_ie && (is_major == 4) && (agt.indexOf("msie 5")!=-1) ); 
var is_ie5up  = (is_ie  && !is_ie3 && !is_ie4); 

// var is_opera = (agt.indexOf("opera") != -1); 

if( is_nav5up || is_ie4up ) {

// Hard-coded paths since the following text is inserted into files in different parts of the system.
// document.write('<a href="http://www.mala.bc.ca/history/"><img src="http://www.mala.bc.ca/history/content/images/sidebar.gif" alt="SideBar" align="left" border="0" id="sidebarImage"></a>');
}