
INSTALLATION
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Make a suitable directory to hold the files, e.g. C:\SLIP, and copy
slip_dos.zip into it. Unzip slip_dos.zip (using PKWare's pkunzip.exe 
or a similar program).

CONFIGURATION
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Run SLIP SETUP. You will see the following screen:

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   Transaction Log   []ͻ
                                                                           
 Press function key:                                                       
                                                                           
    F4   to setup modem                                                    
    F5   to setup SLIP                                                     
                                                                           
    F6   to quit                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
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 F1 Help  This window displays what is happening during a login.            


Press F4 and this screen will appear:

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[] Modem Settings ͻ
                                                       
    Baud rate     COM Ports     Modem                  
    ( )  1200     () COM1      ADI                   
    ( )  2400     ( ) COM2      COMSTATION3           
    ( )  4800     ( ) COM3      GENERIC               
ͺ    ( )  9600     ( ) COM4      HAYES                 []ͻ
             ( ) 14400     ( ) COM5      HAYES-1200                     
 Press fu    ( ) 19200     ( ) COM6      HAYES-OPTIMA                   
             ( ) 38400     ( ) COM7      MULTIMODEM-V32                 
    F4       () 57600     ( ) COM8      POWERUSER-V1                   
    F5                                                                   
             Advanced                                    
    F6       Parity        Stop Bits     Dialing                         
             () None      () One (1)   ( ) Pulse      OK              
             ( ) Odd       ( ) Two (2)   () Tone                
             ( ) Even      Handshaking                Cancel            
             ( ) Mark      [X] CTS       Init str                
             ( ) Space     [X] RTS       any other commands              
         ͼ         
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 F1 Help  Enter any modem setup commands you wish to add.                   


Parity, Stop Bits, Handshaking and Dialing can be left as they are.

If you have successfully connected using some other package, you should be
able to find the appropriate settings for Baud rate, COM Ports, Modem and
Init str from your existing setup. If not, or you aren't sure, do the
following:

Baud rate:  If you have a 14400 or faster modem and a buffered UART (16550),
            select 57600. If you aren't sure whether you have a 16550, try
            38400 first. Then try 57600. If things go faster, keep that
            setting; if they go slower or more jerkily, go back to 38400.
            If you are running with a locked serial port, set this option
            to the locked rate.
COM Ports:  Select the COM port that your modem is attached or set to.
Modem:      Scroll through the list and select the most appropriate modem.
            If your modem isn't listed, and you know what your initialisation
            string should be, select 'GENERIC' and enter the string, without
            the preceeding 'AT', in the Init str box, e.g. you know that
            your modem works well with just 'ATZ', so you just type Z in the
            Init str box. If you aren't sure what your init string should be,
            try 'GENERIC' and Z or 'HAYES-OPTIMA'.

Select OK and you will be returned to the start-up screen. Press F5 and the
following screen will be presented to you:

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[] SLIP setup ͻ[]ͻ
                                                                         
 Press f  User Name      jmudge                                          
          Password                                          
    F4    Phone Number   923-4082                                        
    F5                                                                   
                                         OK        Cancel              
    F6                                                   
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 F1 Help  Enter your full user name.  Example:  bob0001@student.tc.umn.edu  


User Name:    Enter your username as known to your ISP.  For instance, I am
              jmudge@wln.com username is jmudge (as shown above).
Password:     Enter the password that you use for your ISP. Do this carefully,
              as what you type isn't echoed to the screen!!
Phone number: Set this to the number of your ISP.

Select OK and you will be returned to the start-up screen. Press F6 and you
will exit to DOS.

Everything is now set up. 
