Printing History

This guide is the first edition of all included material. The guide printing date and part number indicate the current edition. The printing date changes when a new edition is printed. (Minor corrections and updates incorporated at reprint do not change this date.)

Edition 1:

July 1998

Edition 2: December 1998: Added textual enhancements and revised illustrations

Edition 3: February 2000: Added references to magneto-optical devices and revised illustrations

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