1. Insert the CD-ROM in your drive. The install folder should open automatically. Double click on the globe icon to start the install.If the install folder does not open automatically then double click on the Setup icon on the Desktop. Then double click on the globe icon.
2. Enter your user number and serial number when prompted. Click OK or press RETURN to continue.
3. Click OK or press RETURN to continue with an Easy Install. On this screen you can also click on the drive you wish to install the software. You must install to a local drive. Choose Custom Install to select which applications to install.
4. The Install will automatically close any applications that are running. Click OK or press RETURN to continue.
5. Files will now be installed automatically to your hard drive. Wait until they finish.
6. Enter your Real Name. The User Organization is optional. The Real Name is used to identify you in email messages you send to others, and you can enter whatever you wish. Then click OK or press RETURN to continue.
7. Enter your User ID and Password. They must be entered exactly as they were assigned to you. Click OK or press RETURN to continue.
8. Enter the local area code for where you live. This is the area code for YOUR phone number. Click OK or press RETURN to continue.
9. Choose the modem that you have in your machine. The default is to use Autodetect Modem. This will work on most machines. Click OK or press RETURN to continue.
10. Choose the phone number for your local dialing area. If there is not one then contact your ISP to see if they have one in your area. Click OK or press RETURN to continue.
11. Setup will now finish automatically configuring your computer and the newly installed software. Wait for that to finish, and then allow your computer to restart when prompted, by clicking RESTART or pressing RETURN.
12. Once your computer restarts, you are ready to go online and begin using your new Internet software. Click on the telephone icon on the menu bar to begin.

Application Summary and Quick Start Guide

FreePPP

FreePPP is a utility for managing your Internet activities and applications. You will usually begin your Internet sessions by launching FreePPP. It is installed in your Hard drive Folder as a Finder menu item. Click the phone icon to begin. When the PPP Menu opens, you can click the Open PPP Connection item to go online, then start any of your Internet applications with the other menu items.

To learn more about using FreePPP, click HELP in the Finder Menu.

Netscape Communicator or Navigator

Netscape is a World Wide Web browser which allows you to view web pages and retrieve files from remote sites. Simply by clicking on links, or highlighted text areas or graphics on the displayed page, you can take a virtual tour around the world. Each blink contains a URL, or Uniform Resource Locator, which tells your browser where to connect to retrieve information and what format the information is in. Your browser is set to automatically load your provider's homepage when you start it up. To view other pages, you can click any highlighted link, or enter any URL in the Location window, then press return. You can also click the "Open" icon and type in a URL.

To learn more about using Netscape, click on HELP in the Finder Menu.

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer is another World Wide Web browser similar to Netscape. It allows you to view web pages. Simply by clicking on links, or highlighted text areas or graphics on the displayed page, you can take a virtual tour around the world. Each link contains a URL, or Uniform Resource Locator, which tells your browser where to connect to retrieve information and what format the information is in.

Your browser is set to automatically load your provider's homepage when you start it up. To view other pages, you can click any highlighted link, or enter any URL in the Address window, then press return. You can also click File/Open and type in a URL.

To learn more about using Internet Explorer, click on HELP in the Finder Menu.

Eudora Light (mail)

The Eudora mailer allows you to send and receive email with anyone who has an Internet email address. Your address is your "username" followed by "@" followed by your provider's "domain name". Example : nobody@nowhere.com.

To begin using Eudora, click "Message/New Message" send a message, or click "File/Check Mail" to retrieve mail from your mailbox. When you send a message, your return address is automatically included. To reply to email, simply click on "Reply" and the address is copied into your new message, as well as the text of the message you are replying to. It is good practice to only include enough of the message for continuity, and cut out the rest. To send your message, click "send".

Your Eudora mailer may be set to automatically retrieve any email sent to you every time you start it up, and also to check for new mail at preset intervals. You can adjust this to your preference. In between sessions, your mail is stored for you on the mail host at your provider's location.

To learn more about using Eudora, click on HELP in the Finder Menu.

Global Chat

INTERNET RELAY CHAT, or IRC, is another form of worldwide discussion group, but it is done in real time. IRC can be compared to CB radio, but is done by typing instead of talking. There are nearly as many IRC channels as there are newsgroups.

You can search the public list of channels for topics you are interested in, or participate in private channels which anyone can create. To access the private channels you must know their name. When you join a channel, you will see displayed everything typed in by the others currently on that channel, and they will see what you type. Each person's nickname is displayed with their comments. You can also direct private comments to one individual.

To learn more about using Global Chat, click on HELP in the Finder Menu.

Fetch

FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is the way files are moved around on the Internet. You can retrieve files from any FTP site which allows public access. There are many public archives, or collections of useful files. A number of sites are already stored in your FTP program. When you open Fetch you are presented with the "New Connection" which allows you to setup, save, and connect to ftp sites. Since file transfers may take several minutes or more, simply minimize the FTP window and perform other tasks in the meantime. You will notice some decrease in response depending on the capacity of your connection.

To learn more about using Fetch, click on HELP in the Finder Menu.

NCSA Telnet

Telnet is a remote login application. It allows you to connect to another machine on the Internet if you have a login account on that machine. When connected, you can use the services there just as if you were sitting at the console of that computer.

Some services allow telnet access without an account. These are restricted accesses which won't allow you full use of the remote computer. This is often used for game playing (MUDS, etc.) and other special services which may be provided by a particular site. These services normally require a port number after the machine name to identify the specific service you are requesting.

To use telnet, you must enter either the host name, or its numeric IP address, followed by a port number if it is required. Enter one space between the host and port number. The default terminal setting for most sites uses the "VT100" emulation. This is your default. Other terminal types can be set, such as ANSI, etc.

To learn more about using NCSA Telnet, click on Help in the Finder Menu.