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THE INTERNET ROOM
owner's software
copyright 1998 EarthLink Network, Inc.
Version 2.2.3
August 1, 1998
INTRODUCTION:
The Internet Room is a powerful, easy-to-use personal Web site. A
Room lets you use advanced computer technology without knowing a
thing about the Web or computers. If you can type your name, you
can build a Room -- they're that easy. In minutes, you'll be
chatting online, swapping files, posting pictures, or trading
messages with friends around the world in your Room.
REQUIREMENTS:
To set up your Internet Room, you need:
* An EarthLink Sprint account. If you don't have an EarthLink
Sprint account, call (800) 395-8425
* Windows 95 operating system
* A computer with at least an 80486 DX2 66MHz processor
* At least 8MB of RAM
* Netscape or Internet Explorer 3.02 or higher
FREE TRIAL OFFER:
If your computer meets these requirements, you may sign up for a
Room and try it out free for 30 days. (If you haven't done so
already, the Room signup site is located at
<http://www.earthlink.net/room/newmember/>.) After the free month
is complete, you may choose to make your Room permanent for just
$29.95 a year. The Room fee will be billed to your EarthLink
Sprint account; you don't need to send your credit card number.
GETTING STARTED
After you've signed up for your FREE 30 day trial Room, before
you can begin using your new Internet Room Web site, you'll first
have to install the Room owner's software on your computer. Below
are the software's installation instructions. If you have a
printer, we encourage you to print out these instructions, then
read through them completely before installation.
ROOM ACCOUNT INFORMATION
Your Room username and password are the same as your EarthLink
Sprint email username and email password. For example if your
email username was johndoe, that means your Internet Room address
would be <http://room.earthlink.net/~johndoe>. Also, in order to
access the OWNER LOG IN sections of the Room you'll have to
enter your EarthLink Sprint email username and email password.
STEP 1: CONNECT TO THE INTERNET
In order to install the Room Software, you must first be
connected to the Internet. First, use the TotalAccess Internet
Dialer to establish an Internet connection as you normally would,
double-clicking the EARTHLINK DIALER icon on your desktop.
Then click CONNECT.
STEP 2: INSTALL INTERNET ROOM SOFTWARE
Once you're connected to the Net, please insert the TotalAccess
CD ROM into your CD ROM drive. When the message "TotalAccess has
already been installed on your PC. Would you like to continue
anyway?" appears, click NO. Next, click on your Window toolbar
START button, then choose RUN. In the OPEN field, type:
(the letter of your CD Drive):\win95\room\oclient.exe
For example, if your CD drive is the D drive of your computer,
you would type D:\win95\room\oclient.exe
Then just follow the on-screen instructions that appear to
install the software.
Note: If you can't find the Room installer, click your Windows
START button, select FIND, and choose FILES AND FOLDERS. Type
"oclient.exe" into the NAMED box, and then click FIND NOW. When
the computer is done searching, you can double-click the
program's name to open and install it.
After installing the software, restart your machine. You should
now see a shortcut to your Internet Room on your desktop and a
small Room icon in the right side of your Windows taskbar. (The
Internet Room icon looks like a little computer.)
STEP 3: START USING YOUR ROOM!
Go to your Internet Room by connecting to the Internet and
entering <http://room.earthlink.net/~yourusername> into your
browser. You can also double-click the Internet Room shortcut or
right-click the Internet Room icon in the Windows taskbar and
select GO TO MY SITE from the pop-up menu.
SUGGESTED NEXT STEPS:
* Click the GUIDED TOUR button on your Internet Room's Front
Door for a brief introduction to the many useful features of your
Room. Click the HELP button for more detailed information.
* To personalize your Internet Room, click the OWNER LOG IN
button and enter your EarthLink Sprint email username and
password. Fill in the information about yourself that you want to
publish in your Internet Room.
* You can use your free trial version of the Internet Room for
30 days. If you want to keep your Internet Room after that point,
click the BUY YOUR ROOM button on your Room's Front Door page.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
There is currently no phone-based technical support for Internet
Rooms. If you have any technical support questions about your
Internet Room, please send email to: elnroom@earthlink.net
Enjoy your Room!
Webmaster
elnroom@earthlink.net
EarthLink Network, Inc.