<!-- HIDE SCRIPT FROM OLDER BROWSERS

// JAVASCRIPT BROWSER AND OS CHECKER 

// Multi browser and platform detection script
     // convert all characters to lowercase to simplify testing
    var agt=navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
    var appVer = navigator.appVersion.toLowerCase();

    // *** BROWSER VERSION ***

    var is_minor = parseFloat(appVer);
    var is_major = parseInt(is_minor);

    // Note: On IE, start of appVersion return 3 or 4
    // which supposedly is the version of Netscape it is compatible with.
    // So we look for the real version further on in the string

    var iePos  = appVer.indexOf('msie');
    if (iePos !=-1) {
       is_minor = parseFloat(appVer.substring(iePos+5,appVer.indexOf(';',iePos)))
       is_major = parseInt(is_minor);
    }

    // Netscape6 is mozilla/5 + Netscape6/6.0!!!
    // Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; m18) Gecko/20001108 Netscape6/6.0
    var nav6Pos = agt.indexOf('netscape6');
    if (nav6Pos !=-1) {
       is_minor = parseFloat(agt.substring(nav6Pos+10))
       is_major = parseInt(is_minor)
    }

    var is_getElementById   = (document.getElementById) ? "true" : "false"; // 001121-abk
    var is_getElementsByTagName = (document.getElementsByTagName) ? "true" : "false"; // 001127-abk
    var is_documentElement = (document.documentElement) ? "true" : "false"; // 001121-abk

    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_nav2 = (is_nav && (is_major == 2));
    var is_nav3 = (is_nav && (is_major == 3));
    var is_nav4 = (is_nav && (is_major == 4));
    var is_nav4up = (is_nav && (is_major >= 4));
    var is_navonly = (is_nav && ((agt.indexOf(";nav") != -1) || (agt.indexOf("; nav") != -1)) );

	var is_nav6   = (is_nav && is_major==6);    // new 010118 mhp
	var is_nav6up = (is_nav && is_minor >= 6) // new 010118 mhp

    var is_nav5   = (is_nav && is_major == 5 && !is_nav6); // checked for ns6
    var is_nav5up = (is_nav && is_minor >= 5);

    var is_ie   = (iePos!=-1);
    var is_ie3  = (is_ie && (is_major < 4));

    var is_ie4   = (is_ie && is_major == 4);
    var is_ie4up = (is_ie && is_minor >= 4);
    var is_ie5   = (is_ie && is_major == 5);
    var is_ie5up = (is_ie && is_minor >= 5);

    // *** PLATFORM ***
    var is_win = (agt.indexOf("win")!=-1);
    var is_mac = (agt.indexOf("mac")!=-1);

// -->