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PNLInfo Browser
Version 1.04, Macintosh
Installation and Setup Instructions
Welcome
PNLInfo Browser is a cross-platform gopher+ based client for
Internet browsing. Versions are available or in development for
Windows, Macintosh, Sun Motif, and DEC OSF/1 Motif.
This document explains how to install and set up PNLInfo Browser,
version 1.04 for Macintosh.
Requirements
This version requires the following:
- System 7 or better
- The system must be connected to the Internet
- MacTCP 1.1 or better
Checking the files
After downloading and uncompressing the files, you should have
the following:
PNLInfo Browser (the PNLInfo Browser program itself)
infobrws.hlp (the help information)
infobrws_prefs (preferences file)
readme (this file)
Installing the files
First, be sure to exit PNLInfo Browser if it is running on your
system! Overwriting executables or preferences files in use can cause
problems.
The PNLInfo Browser application and help file need to be together in a
folder of your choice. Copy the preferences file to your
System Preferences folder. (While it is possible to edit the preferences file with a text editor, we do NOT encourage this. It is possible to
confuse the application by hand-editing, and most things you
would want to change can be done from within the application.)
Starting up the application
Start PNLInfo Browser by double-clicking its icon. It will start
by connecting to the default "home" gopher server. If the
application complains or is not able to connect, see the Trouble-
shooting section below.
There are several ways you can customize the application. To set
the "home" location, select General Setup from the Options menu.
Other items under the Options menu let you set the background
color, turn on inline display of abstracts, and turn off the
"verify quit" message.
To help you explore the application, see the online help and the tutorial (select Open a Browser at Tutorial from the File menu). The tutorial will
actually do a network connection to PNL's public server, so it
can be a good way to test out some simple network actions.
Trouble-shooting
If at any time, the application is not able to connect to a
remote server, first try connecting to another server. Next, try
exiting and restarting it. If it is still unable to connect (or
if it has never been able to connect), the most likely reason is
the TCP/IP.
PNLInfo Browser has a known conflict with Quickeys. We recommend that you NOT run PNLInfo Browser with Quickeys.
If you get repeated errors like "unable to retrieve that item
[3440]" and are not able to view any items, it may be that your
download folder is full or setup incorrectly. PNLInfo Browser
creates a folder called Download where it puts temporary
files. If there is no space for any new files, you will get
errors any time you try to view things. To fix this, rearrange
or delete items to make space, or move the application to an area
with more space.
Feedback to PNL
We welcome feedback on PNLInfo Browser. If you have problems,
please describe the actions that led up to the problem, any error
messages that the application showed (including the message
number, if any), and any pertinent information about the
particular item(s) you were trying to access.
Send comments, suggestions, and bug reports to info-browser@pnl.gov.
Related information
For information on gopher, consult Usenet newsgroup
comp.infosystems.gopher.
Important Note
You may freely use the PNLInfo Browser binary and associated
files. You may also make them available to others free of
charge, provided that all documentation is included. You may not
resell the PNLInfo Browser binary or associated files, or make
derivative works from them, without written permission from the
Pacific Northwest Laboratory. For more information, send
electronic mail to info-browser@pnl.gov.
DISCLAIMER
This material was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an
agency of the United States Government. Neither the United
States Government nor the United States Department of Energy, nor
Battelle, nor any of their employees, MAKES ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, OR ASSUMES ANY LEGAL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION,
APPARATUS, PRODUCT, SOFTWARE, OR PROCESS DISCLOSED, OR REPRESENTS THAT ITS USE WOULD NOT INFRINGE PRIVATELY OWNED RIGHTS.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This software and its documentation were produced with Government
support under Contract Number DE-AC06-76RLO-1830 awarded by the
United States Department of Energy. The Government retains a
paid-up non-exclusive, irrevocable worldwide license to
reproduce, prepare derivative works, perform publicly and display
publicly by or for the Government, including the right to
distribute to other Government contractors.