Using SLIP
Currently, SLIP is available only to those users with access to the Annex dial-up line (faculty and graduate students). You will need a modem and certain SLIP software as shown below.To initiate a SLIP session, just login as usual and then type "slip" at the prompt. Much of the SLIP software will allow you to do this in a script.
For Macintosh users
- First you need a SLIP driver (like the one provided by InterCon for free via ftp), or you can buy commercial software like VersaTerm AdminSLIP or InterCon's TCP/Connect II package. The demo software at InterCon. is here. (Mac installer is about 2 MB large)
- You also need a TCP/IP driver. Apple has MacTCP 2.0.4, InterCon has their
own driver, as does VersaTerm. ACNS has a site license for MacTCP for use on
the FSU campus, so if you are using SLIP from a location that falls under this
license, you can ask them for a copy.
This file also has some general info.
For Windows users
To run SLIP on Windows, you'll need Trumpet Winsock (has a built-in SLIP driver). Then to run Mosaic, you'll need:- WinMosaic 1.0 (240175K zipped) or WinMosaic 2.0a7 (288404K zipped)
- Windows 32-bit extension (for WinMosaic 2.0 and newer) (1269110K zipped)
- Viewers for Mosaic
- Pkunzip in order to "unzip" the compressed files above.
- For more information see the NCSA Mosaic for MS Windows file.
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