Using Nir Tools for the Interfaces to the Help and Archive Systems at the Tng Telescope

Astronomers using the TNG telescope may be confronted during their observing runs with the need to access information, help les, or the archive system. In order to allow observers to eeciently access the desired information and data using an interface they are already familiar to, HTML is being used and will be used in the future. The access to the facilities at the telescope will be initially limited to observers and to the technical staa; however, the use of de facto standards such as HTML and its browsers implies the possibility of allowing wider, although controlled, access.