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JSB ALPHABrowser v2.0.1 for UNIX Systems JSB Corporation
README March 1997
Welcome to the JSB ALPHABrowser v2.0.1.
Please read this file as it contains information not included in the Help
system. For easier reading, print the contents and keep the pages for
reference.
Topics in this file include the following:
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SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
SECTION 2 - CONFIGURING THE ALPHABROWSER
SECTION 3 - RUNNING THE ALPHABROWSER
SECTION 4 - ALPHABROWSER TROUBLESHOOTING
SECTION 5 - TECHNICAL TIPS
SECTION 6 - ALPHABROWSER LICENSE UPGRADE PROCEDURE
SECTION 7 - NEW AT THIS RELEASE
SECTION 8 - KNOWN PROBLEMS
SECTION 9 - COPYRIGHTS
SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
If you have purchased the ALPHABrowser, a Serial Number or Numbers, along
with the corresponding Activation Key(s) will have been supplied with the
product. You are restricted by the License to only install the ALPHABrowser
software on one remote system for each License you have purchased. If you
are evaluating the software, you may install on as many remote systems as you
wish. The evaluation period will expire 30 days after installation.
JSB is committed to enhancing the ALPHABrowser. You may like to access JSB's
Web or FTP sites periodically to download later versions of the ALPHABrowser,
located at:
www.jsb.com
ftp.jsb.com/pub/ab
SECTION 2 - CONFIGURING THE ALPHABROWSER
The ALPHABrowser has 2 ASCII text configuration files associated with it,
"color.cfg" and "alphabrw.cfg," located in the default browser sub-directory
e.g. "/usr/jsbwww/browser".
"alphabrw.cfg" determines the printer, file downloading mechanism and the
default browser start-up file.
"color.cfg" determines the colors to be used by the terminal (if your terminal
supports color).
SECTION 3 - RUNNING THE ALPHABROWSER
To run the ALPHABrowser, type:
alphabrowser
Press "m" when the ALPHABrowser completes loading and select "Open Location"
from the menu.
Enter the URL for the site that you want to access in the form
"http://remote_system_name:port/filename" as shown in the following
examples.
http://www.jsb.com
http://www.jsb.com/welcome.html
http://www.jsb.com:80/welcome.html
You must include the "http://" portion of the URL.
SECTION 4 - ALPHABROWSER TROUBLESHOOTING
1. The ALPHABrowser will not start. The following message will be displayed:
THERE IS NO TERMINAL DEFINITION ...
Possible reasons:
a. The environment variable $TERM has not been set up.
b. You do not have read permissions for
"/usr/jsbwww/browser/window/$TERM".
c. Your terminal is not supported, i.e. there is no corresponding file in
"/usr/jsbwww/browser/window." Currently supported terminals are
Wyse 60, Wyse 370, DEC VT100, VT220, VT241, VT320, VT420, IBM 3151,
SCO ANSI color console, and terminals that emulate the preceding.
d. The environment variable $WWWDIR has not been set up. (Only applies
if the browser directory for the ALPHABrowser is not installed in the
default of "/usr/jsbwww").
Try:
a. Set $TERM
b. Check file permissions
c. Use a different terminal emulation
d. Set $WWWDIR
2. Keystrokes being misinterpreted over slow connections
Problems may be experienced over slow network or modem connections with
the ALPHABrowser misinterpreting arrow keys etc. in the menus.
This problem can be remedied by increasing the number of times the
ALPHABrowser tries to read characters from the terminal before giving up.
An environment variable W_TM can be defined before running the ALPHA-
Browser which will increase the number of read attempts. A typical value
of 10 works well with slow 2400 bps modems.
The variable should be set using the following commands;
Bourne and Korn shell C shell
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W_TM=10; export W_TM setenv W_TM 10
SECTION 5 - TECHNICAL TIPS
SECTION 6 - UPGRADING ALPHABROWSER LICENSES
To upgrade the ALPHABrowser license, change to the directory where the
ALPHABrowser is installed (normally "/usr/jsbwww").
e.g. cd /usr/jsbwww
Run the license upgrade script by typing:
./jsb.license
Enter the new Serial Number and the corresponding Activation Key when
prompted.
SECTION 7 - NEW AT THIS RELEASE
1. Documents at several web sites include control-Z as a file terminator.
On Wyse 60 terminals, this character blanks the screen completely.
This release has a workaround for the problem.
SECTION 8 - KNOWN PROBLEMS
1. The Wyse 60 cursor keys do not send standard ANSI sequences by default.
ALPHABrowser will reprogram these keys when it starts and return them
to the default settings when it exits. If you invoke a shell session
from within ALPHABrowser, the cursor keys will still send the new
sequences. This could lead to improper operation of applications run
this way.
2. The Wyse 55 terminal does not have a native personality. If you specify
wy55 or wyse55 as your terminal type (TERM environment variable)
ALPHABrowser will assume you are using the Wyse 60 personality. If you
use one of the other personalities supported by ALPHABrowser, you must
set the TERM environment variable accordingly.
SECTION 9 - COPYRIGHTS
JSB ALPHABrowser
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University of Kansas copyright
This product includes computer software created and made
available by The University of Kansas.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS," AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS MAKE NO
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BY WAY OF
EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, COPYRIGHT HOLDERS MAKE NO
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION
WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR
OTHER RIGHTS. COPYRIGHT HOLDERS WILL BEAR NO LIABILITY FOR ANY USE
OF THIS SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION.
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