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- TurboGopherVR 2.1a2 is a sneak-preview (alpha-test) release
- of an Internet Gopher client that combines a point and click
- browser interface to the Internet with a 3D virtual-world
- interface. Essentially, this is a superset of the current
- release version of TurboGopher (version 2.0) with 3D
- extensions.
-
- Because this is an alpha-test release, the software
- is missing some features (which we will to add soon). Use it
- at your own risk, and please send us bug reports and comments.
- We are doing an early release of this software because we have
- found this to be the best way of quickly shaking out bugs and
- feature sets.
-
- With later versions of this software you will be able to define
- 3D icons for objects in GopherSpace, and server administrators
- will be able to specify placement of objects in 3D scenes.
- In addition, there will be more user navigation features for
- browsing the 3D scenes. To keep up to date on the bugfix
- releases of TurboGopherVR, subscribe to gopher-news by
- e-mailing a subscribe request to:
- gopher-news-request@boombox.micro.umn.edu
- Major new releases are announced on gopher-announce.
- Subscribe by sending e-mail to:
- gopher-announce-request@boombox.micro.umn.edu
-
- TurboGopherVR 2.1a2 requires a PowerPC Macintosh running
- System 7 or better. A fat binary for 68K Macs is still under
- construction.
-
- TurboGopherVR also requires that both the Thread Manager extension
- and MacTCP be installed on your Mac. If you are running System 7.5
- or better, Thread Manager is built-in (so you need not explicitly
- install that). If you are running a pre 7.5 system, you need to drop
- the Thread Manager extension into your Extensions folder and reboot
- your Mac.
-
- Documentation for TurboGopherVR is included inside the application.
- Select the Help item from the Gopher menu.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- You also should get a complete suite of Helper Applications which
- are included with the TurboGopher distribution from
- boombox.micro.umn.edu (look in the helper-applications directory).
-
- AcrobatReader2.0.hqx for viewing PDF files
- Anarchie-140.sit.hqx for resolving ftp URLs
- InternetLink1.0b3.sea.hqx to make Acrobat Exchange 2.0 Internet aware
- JPEGView33.sit.hqx for viewing GIF, JPEG etc graphics files
- MacWeb1.00A3 for html/http
- POPmail2.2b3.sea.hqx if you want a URL aware POP/SMTP client
- Ph1.2 (directory) for Ph/Qi phonebook queries
- QuickTime1.5.hqx in case you need quicktime to play movies
- Simple_Player.hqx for viewing QuickTime movie files
- SoundMachine21.cpt.hqx for sound files
- Sparkle222.sit.hqx for MPEG movies
- Telnet2.6.sit.hqx for telnet sessions (to libraries etc)
- TN3270_2.4a7.sea.hqx for 3270 terminal sessions.
- UULite1.6.hqx for uuencoded files
- Ulaw1.4.sit.hqx for ulaw sound files
- CompactPro1.50.hqx to expand compactor archives
- Newswatcher-20b22.sea.hqx to resolve news URLs
- StuffItExpander_3.5.2.hqx to expand all archives
-
-
- If you encounter any bugs please use your built-in bookmark to the
- 'TurboGopher Distribution' to verify you have the latest version before
- reporting it. Or just use the following URL:
-
- <URL:GOPHER://boombox.micro.umn.edu:70/11/gopher/Macintosh-
- TurboGopher/TurboGopherVR%09%09+>
-
- Party on, dudes...
-
- The Gopher Team - mongoose and iguana squad
- TurboGopherVR 2.1.a2
- March 31, 1995