NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft Windows User's Guide
The following documents are distributed online with NCSA Mosaic for
Microsoft Windows:
faq.txt
- An ASCII file containing answers to the most frequently asked NCSA
Mosaic questions
install.wri
- NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft Windows --
Installation and Configuration Guide
in Microsoft Windows Write format (formatted text readable on any
Microsoft Windows platform)
install.txt
- The NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft Windows
-- Installation and Configuration Guide
in plain text format
install.FAQ
- An ASCII file containing answers to the most frequently asked NCSA
Mosaic installation questions
slip.txt
- An ASCII file providing pointers for those accessing the Internet
via SLIP, the Serial Line Interface Protocol
update.txt
- An ASCII file, updated for every release, describing known bugs
and enhancements since the preceding release
readme.now and readme.txt
- ASCII files, updated for every release, listing all the files in
the release and providing last minute information
A great deal of information is also available via the NCSA Mosaic home
pages, though the specific information changes from time to time.
Since these pages are dynamic, you should review them periodically,
but you do not need to read them every time you use NCSA Mosaic.
Here are examples of the types of information you will encounter on
these home pages.
The NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft Windows Home Page (URL http://
www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/WinMosaic/HomePage.html)
contains or points to information such as the following:
- NCSA Mosaic Home Page
- How to obtain a new version of NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft Windows
- System requirements
- Installation and configuration instructions
- Current features list (including a link to previous feature lists)
- Frequently asked questions regarding NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft
Windows
- Known bugs and bug-like features
- Tips and hidden functionality
- Potential future enhancements
The NCSA Mosaic Home Page, the general home page for all NCSA Mosaic
clients (URL http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/Mosaic/NCSAMosaicHome.html)
contains or points to information such as the following:
- Background information on the World Wide Web
- What's New, a list of new Web displays
- Internet starting points
- The NCSA Mosaic Demo Document
- The NCSA Home Page
This document, NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft Windows User's Guide,
is also be available online as an HTML document. It can be found at
the following URL:
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/WinMosaic/Docs/WMosTOC.htm
The following printed documentation is available from NCSA for users
of NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft Windows:
- NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft Windows User's Guide (this
document)
See the copyright page, at the beginning of this document, for ordering
information.
If you have a question or problem and you cannot find the information
you need, you can send email to NCSA Technical Support at mosaic-win@ncsa.uiuc.edu
(see ``Feedback to NCSA''). However, you must check
the following items first:
- Make sure you are using the current version of NCSA Mosaic.
- Check this user guide to be sure your question is not answered
here.
- Check the FAQs and known bugs list to be sure your question is
not answered there. The NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft Windows Home
Page (URL
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/WinMosaic/HomePage.html)
contains hyperlinks to these documents
Please be patient -- we receive hundreds of messages each day.
Due to the sheer volume of inquiries, the technical support staff may
be unable to address your query directly if the answer is contained
in the above-mentioned documents or is an enhancement request. If
your question is not answered by any of these sources, we will reply
as soon as possible.
Please note that this technical support is for NCSA Mosaic only; we
cannot provide information about the location of specific resources
on the Internet.
National Center for Supercomputing Applications / mosaic-win@ncsa.uiuc.edu