I can't get SLIP. I want Mosaic. Is there a way?

YES! If you have a plain old Unix shell account on a Unix system, such as a SunOS or Ultrix system, you can do one of two things: you can run SlipKnot, a special browser which operates using programs that may already be installed on your shell account, or you can run The Internet Adapter (TIA), a program which provides a pseudo-SLIP connection. The remainder of this section focuses on TIA.

TIA is not free software, but there is a free two-week trial period and it is very cheap to register.

"So what do I run on my machine at home?"

Exactly the same software you would use for real SLIP; as far as your PC is concerned, it is a SLIP connection. If you're unfamiliar with SLIP please check out a newsgroup relevant to your particular type of PC (Windows, Mac, etc). (This isn't restricted to common systems; because all the emulation happens on your Unix shell account, your client machine can run anything that supports SLIP.)

"Details, please! I'm confused."

Check out the TIA home page (URL is http://marketplace.com/tia/tiahome.html ), or send email to info@marketplace.com and request details about TIA.

If you have a Macintosh, check out the Macintosh TIA Users' FAQ (URL is: ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/bi/billa/tia/faq.html ) for additional help.


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