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Apple Internet Connection Kit v1.2
 
doc title: Apple Internet Connection Kit v1.2
orig date: 09-20-97
last update: 08-12-00

 
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The Apple Internet Connection Kit is a collection of Internet software assembled and sold by Apple Computers. The software contains an Internet Dialer, Netscape Navigator, Claris Emailer Lite, NewsWatcher, Fetch and NCSA Telnet. This document describes configuring the Internet Dialer piece; documentation on the other software included in the kit may be found in Green Apple's support library (www.greenapple.com/support/library).

Requirements

Hardware

  • Mac or PowerMac with 68030, 68040 or PowerPC microprocessor
  • 8Mb RAM (16Mb recommended)
  • 14.4Kbs modem (28.8Kbs or higher recommended)
  • 25Mb disk space

Software

  • Mac OS v7.5.1, 7.5.3 or later (7.5.5 or later recommended)
  • MacTCP v2.0.6 or later or Open Transport v1.1 or later

The following write-up assumes that the requirements are met and that the Apple Internet Connection Kit software has been installed correctly. For information on installing the software, please see the manual that accompanied the software. Generally upon installation, the applications associated with the kit are placed on the Launcher.

Configuring

  1. Start 'Apple Internet Dialer' (most likely it will be easiest found in the Launcher).
  2. Hit 'OK' button after reading welcome window
  3. Select Provider >> Set Up Existing Account
  4. Hit 'Next' after reading info window
  5. In the window entitled 'Service Provider Account Information' configure as:
  6. Service Provider Account Information
       Provider Name: Green Apple
       User Login: <your login>
       Password: <your password>
       Provider Phone Number: [see below]
       Email Password: <your password>
  7. Depending on your location, use one of the following dial-in numbers:
             Lancaster: 654-2133 (and surrounding areas)
             Columbus: 834-5124

       If you have call-waiting, add '*70,' as prefix (e.g., *70,654-2133)
    Hit 'Next'

  8. In the window entitled 'Server Information' configure as Server Information
       NNTP Host: news.greenapple.com
       SMTP Host: mail.greenapple.com
       POP Server: mail.greenapple.com
       Email Address: <your_login>@greenapple.com (e.g., jdoe@greenapple.com)
       Domain Name: greenapple.com
       DNS Address: 192.168.187.6
       Alternate DNS Address: 192.168.187.5
    Hit 'Next'
  9. Hit 'OK' in the window entitled 'Connection Script' without entering anything
  10. In the 'Connect to Green Apple' window, configure the Port entry for use by modem of Modem Port or Printer Port as appropriate for your system.
  11. Select File >> Preferences. You might want to use a couple different settings here, but the ones selected below will work fine
       Preferences
         Application to launch after connect:
         [X] Netscape Navigator
         [ ] Claris Emailer Lite
         [ ] NewsWatcher
         [ ] Other:
         [ ] None
       [X] Close Dialer after connection
       [X] Auto Connect from any application
    Hit 'OK'
  12. Select File >> Quit. Configuration is done.

Connecting

To connect, open the Apple Internet Dialer. Select Provider >> Green Apple. Hit the 'Connect' button. At this point your modem should initialize, dial-out and send your login and password information. If everything is correct, the connection will come up and you are ready to use an Internet application such as Netscape.

When you are done with your Internet sessions, close all your Internet applications that might be running, open the Apple Internet Status window (if not already open) and hit the 'Disconnect' button.

Useful Web Pages
Green Apple Home: www.greenapple.com
Green Apple Support: www.greenapple.com/support
Green Apple Starting Links: www.greenapple.com/local/content/jump
Web Search Engines: www.google.com, www.yahoo.com, www.excite.com, www.altavista.com, www.lycos.com

Green Apple Settings
Domain name: greenapple.com
Primary DNS number: 192.168.187.6
Secondary DNS number: 192.168.187.4 and 192.168.187.5
Mail (SMTP) Server: mail.greenapple.com
POP Server: mail.greenapple.com
POP User Name: <your login> 
POP Account: <your login>@mail.greenapple.com
News (NNTP) Server: news.greenapple.com 
Your email address is <your login>@greenapple.com
Your web address is http://www.greenapple.com/~<your login>

 
This document is copyright Green Apple, Inc, 1995-2007.  Permission is granted for the free distribution of it provided that its contents, including this notice, are not in any way altered. Green Apple disclaims all responsibility of fitness and suitability of this document. User is responsible for any software they download or install. It is incumbent upon User to read and obey copyright and licensing notices of all the software they use.
 


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