[TAF Logo] Toronto Atari Federation
5334 Yonge Street, Suite 1527, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M2N 6M2
Phone: (416) CALL-TAF, BBS: (416) 421-8999

Fixes, Hints, Tips and More Docs: Here are some ideas on how to better configure your X-Windows enviroment.
Notes:
  • This package can be rather difficult to install for non-technical owners.
  • Chimera is an older browser and does support many of the new features on the World Wide Web (eg: Frames, Backgrounds, JPG, tables, etc.)
  • Configured for PPP.
  • You need a higher end equipment to take advantage of this (4+M RAM, 10M HD)
  • Mono (ST-HIGH/TT-HIGH) only.

    • It's TRUE you can have full Internet access on your Atari. Which includes:
  • Chimera - a GRAPHICAL World Wide Web (WWW) Browser
  • FTP - File Transfer Protocol - copy files from FTP sites around the world directly to your Atari Computer.
  • Telnet - Connect to computers around the world like the Library of Congress.
    • This is made possible by installing on your system:
  • MiNT - a multitasking UNIX like system
  • MiNTnet - MiNT's Networking software
  • X-Windows - The UNIX world GUI's Front End - this is where the Internet Tools run
  • SLIP/PPP - Serial Line Internet Protocol and/or Point to Point Protocol.
    • What do I need to be able to run these tools:
  • 4M of RAM memory (*)
  • 10M (min) dedicated MINT Hard Drive Partion
  • A Modem (Recommended at least a 14.4K bps)
  • An ISP (Recommended one that provides Dynamic PPP connections)
  • An UNZIP Program
  • An ASCII Text Editor
  • Recommended: A knowledge of UNIX and the VI editor
  • Recommended: A Hard Drive Boot Manager Program (like SuperBoot or XBoot)
    • (*) With 4M RAM pages with a lot of graphics will not load. You can still access the page by turning off the graphics (See the tips section).

    How much is this going to cost me:

  • It's FREE. All the programs required to get this working are Public Domain. If you want to spend the time collecting all the files and configuring everything.
  • It is available at HENSA the Atari Archieve in the UK and other Atari FTP sites
  • If you don't have access to ftp you can order the set of seven(7) (720K) diskettes from the Toronto Atari Federation (TAF) for $25.00 (Canadian Dollars).
    • Toronto Atari Federation
    Attn: Librarian,
    5334 Yonge Street, Suite 1527,
    Toronto, Ont.
    Canada
    M2N 6M2
    Disclaimer: TAF makes no claim of creating or responsibilty of the programs found on these diskettes. TAF wants to thank all the developers who had some part in creating the various programs. The cost asked for from TAF is strictly for adminstrative reasons.

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    Written: Dec 19, 1995
    Revised:
    Maintained by: Stephen Christian (URL: http://www.vex.net/~schrist)
    Comments to author: schrist@vex.net