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- Image Maps
Image maps are the images you see on web pages that allow you to click in different areas, and you are linked to different sites. there are two types, server side image maps, and client side image maps. Server side image maps require CGI access, and require your server to process a calculation and return the proper coordinates, and thus take longer time to link you. For information on server side image maps, visit the NCSA Image Map Tutorial.
Client side image maps, however, are able to fire up directly from the browser, and thus are quicker. The problem is, not all browsers support this type of image maps. However, you can put both types of maps on the same image; browsers not supporting one default to the other). To find out more about client side image maps, visit the Imagemap Help Page.