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1 Introduction and Welcome
Welcome to NetConnect and thank you for purchasing the most comprehensive
Internet compilation for the Amiga computer. NetConnect offers you all you
need to connect and use the Internet.
Features:
- Complete collection of commercially licensed Internet software
- Improved TCP stack especially for NetConnect users
- Comprehensive GUI and Icon Bar to launch the applications
- Flexibililty - add/remove any program to the NetConnect Icon Bar
- Configurability - modules have been enhanced to use NetConnect preferences
1.1 What's in the Box
Your NetConnect package should consist of:
- This NetConnect introductory manual
- Registration card
- Envelope containing five software disks (disk based version)
This instruction book enables you to install NetConnect and to understand
the interface. Further information is available though the main HTML help
guide and the individual program guides (press your HELP key within the
programs to access their online help).
1.2 System Requirements
To use NetConnect, the minimum Amiga configuration you'll need:
| Minimum | Recommended |
|---|
| 14.4 bps modem | 28.8 bps modem |
| 10MB hard drive space | 25MB hard drive space |
| 3MB of free memory | 4MB of free memory |
| 68000 processor | 68020 processor |
| Workbench 2.0 | Workbench 3.0 |
| ECS chipset | AGA chipset |
1.3 Register Your Software
Statistics show that upto 40% of people do not bother to register their
software. This is particularly worrying as an un-registered user never be
entitled to updated versions of NetConnect or additional support if they do not
return the registration card!
It is very important to register NetConnect. Why?
- Free minor updates and bug fixes where necessary
- Free technical support
- Special offers for other Internet software
- Notification of upgrades
- Feedback and other information from Active Software
1.4 Making a Backup of your Software
It is essential you make a backup copy of all the disks supplied with NetConnect.
Use Workbench to do this (instructions are given inside your Workbench manual)
or with a backup tool such as XCopy or SuperDuper (available in the PD).
If you have purchased a CD version of NetConnect you don't, obviously, need to make
a backup copy of the software. Just go straight to install in
order to install the software to your hard drive.
If you are using floppy disks then you can use Workbench to make backup copies of
your software. If you are unsure how to do this, follow the steps below:
- Before you make the backup, ensure that the master copies are write protected
by sliding the protection tab so you can see through the hole. If you can see
through this hole, you cannot erase the contents of the disk.
- Goto your Workbench Menu within Workbench and select Execute Command
from the menu. Within this GUI type "newshell".
- Within the newshell window type "sys:system/diskcopy df0: to df1:" and then
press the Return key (make sure you type a 0 and not a O for df0:
- Now place the the original master disk (disk 1 first) into the internal disk
drive and the backup disk in the external drive. When prompted, press the Return
key and the copying will occur.
- Make a backup of all the disks using this method. Once you have made your backup
copies, put the master disks into a safe place.
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