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IBM WebExplorer is a world-wide web browser for OS/2 Warp. This program supplies a graphically rich, interactive interface to the fascinating world of the Internet. Using WebExplorer you can jump from one Internet location to another by simply selecting highlighted text or images in the main window. The behavior is very similar to that of "Mosaic", a popular program written by the folks at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications in Illinois (NCSA).
This product will only run on OS/2 Warp 3.0, not previous releases of OS/2. Please reboot after installation.
This program should only be installed on OS/2 Warp. Do not attempt to install on OS/2 V2.x. The install checks for OS/2 Warp as a requirement. Do not try to circumvent this check since the WebExplorer V1.02 will not run on OS/2 2.x and will cause severe problems during installation with the OS/2 2.x version of the workplace shell.
Refer to the Distribution Notice for instructions on obtaining a version of WebExplorer that will run on OS/2 V2.x.
This program requires one of the following
If you are using the Internet Connection, you MUST install either the "TCP/IP Base Update" package available via the "Retrieve Software Updates" icon or the fix for APAR PN71501 which is available via anonymous ftp from ftp.ibm.net as pub/pn71501/pn71501.zip.
If you are using TCP/IP 2.0, you MUST upgrade to the latest Corrective Service Diskette (CSD) for TCP/IP 2.0. The latest CSD is level UN64092 dated 8/30/94. If you are not certain of the CSD level for TCP/IP installed, type "syslevel" at the OS/2 command prompt. CSD UN64092 is available via anonymous ftp from software.watson.ibm.com as files tcp20c1.exe, tcp20c2.exe, tcp20c3.exe and tcp20c4.exe in the pub/tcpip/os2 directory. After installing the CSD you MUST install the fix for APAR PN71501 which is available via anonymous ftp from ftp.ibm.net as pub/pn71501/pn71501.zip.
/bin/explore.exe
/bin/explore.ico
/bin/viewstrt.exe
/dll/WEBEXURL.DLL
/help/EXPLORE.HLP
/help/WEBEXURL.HLP
/help/wereadme.htm
/help/readme.1st
You can use the drag and drop function to capture images and HTML from an open document and place them on your desktop where you can save, maintain, and reuse them.
You can also maintain frequently used documents on your desktop by using the URL drag and drop feature. This allows you to drop the URL for a document on a file folder or any other place on your OS/2 Warp desktop to create a URL Workplace Shell Object.
Once you have created a URL Workplace Shell object you can:
Text and graphics can now display as soon as they are received from
the network. Using the Configure Loading option from the Configure
pull-down menu, you can:
The fast load method displays the text and puts place holders for the
images which take longer to load. If the graphics were created with
height and width tags, WebExplorer will automatically display the
correct amount of space for them. Otherwise, it will reformat the
display to fit the graphics as they come in.
Streaming graphics is independent of the fast load method. It controls
how images are drawn once they begin to display. If you select streaming
graphics, you can also whether you want GIF interlaced images to be drawn
as precise or smeared.
The -p option allows you to enable color palette management. When you
start WebExplorer with this option, it uses its own 'best' set of
colors rather than the system default palette or the last palette loaded
by another application.
There are two ways you can send mail to other users on the internet:
Either of these will display a mailto window in which you
can type your correspondence.
News reader articles are displayed as a hierarchical tree of
conversations. For example, one person posts an article,
then someone replies, then someone replies to them, and so on.
This function is available to WebExplorer only when the news server
supports it.
You can post a response to a news group by
clicking on an entry in a news group list and selecting
Post to newsgroup(s). This will display a newspost
window in which you can type your correspondence.
If you need to disable your proxy or socks server configuration
to communicate to a specific server, you can use check boxes so that
you do not have to re-type the name of the proxy or socks server to
reenable it. If you are currently using Proxy or Socks, you will need to check
the enable check box in the Configure/Servers menu item. The WebExplorer supports all markup in the HTML/2.0 standard,
including forms, ISO-Latin-1 fonts, inline graphics, glossaries,
and more. Since some documents on the Internet are not compliant
with the proposed standard, the WebExplorer attempts to clean up
the document by introducing markup where appropriate.
While we claim to handle all correct markup, we may not
handle incorrect markup in the same way that Mosaic does.
We also support HTTP/1.0 which includes GET and POST access methods,
image maps, and MIME headers. IBM is committed to supporting these
public standards as they evolve. Advanced image processing techniques are used to accurately display
images and text on both color and monochrome printers.
The entire document is also reformatted on the fly to exactly
fit the margins of the printer, producing high-quality output
for archival or hardcopy distribution of Web documents. The size, position, colors, fonts, quick list selections,
network servers, and home page are all remembered between uses
of the WebExplorer in the EXPLORE.INI file. By using the -i flag
when starting the WebExplorer, users can specify a particular .INI
file to use. This allows a network administrator to make one copy
of the executable file accessible by users, while each user can maintain
individual .INI files on their local disk. Question: Every time I start WebExplorer
I get following message: "The nameserver gave us garbage.
'File: EXPLORE.EXE' has been abandoned. WebExplorer still works
after this message. Answer: This happens when you install a WebExplorer package
from ftp.ibm.net on top of a version installed via Retrieve Software
Updates. The Retrieve Software Updates version can assume that it is
installing on top of the WARP IAK and thus fills in the settings for
the WebExplorer program objects as follows: Path and file name: linkup.exe Parameters: explore.exe Linkup is the program that checks for a current SLIP or PPP
connection before starting the program given as a parameter.
Since TCP/IP 2.0 customers don't have linkup.exe and the WebExplorer
package is meant to install on top of TCP/IP 2.0, its install
fills out the program icon as follows: Path and file name: explore.exe It does not clear out the parameters entry since the user may have
added some. But this causes the problem you see since if you install
in the order mentioned above you get: Path and file name: explore.exe Parameters: explore.exe In this case you get the error you're seeing. Thus to avoid this
problem just update the settings to use linkup.exe or remove explore.exe
as a parameter. The WWW
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document resides on the World Wide
Web and is updated frequently. IBM* WebExplorer for OS/2 Warp Licensed Materials - Property of IBM (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1994, 1995. All Rights Reserved. *IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
Corporation. This product includes computer software created and made available
by CERN. This acknowledgement shall be mentioned in full in any product
which includes the CERN computer software included herein or parts
thereof. (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1994, 1995. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or
disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.
WebExplorer is NOT to be redistributed. WebExplorer is copyright
material and shall only be distributed from IBM designated sites.
You should frequently check the distribution sites listed below
for updated versions of this software.
Listed below are the IBM designated distribution sites:
This ftp site contains versions of WebExplorer that run on OS/2 2.x.
Version 1.01 (web101.zip) is the last production version and V950331
is the last beta version that will run on OS/2 2.x.
Beta versions have version labels according to the date the code was
built. Thus, version 950525 was built on May 25, 1995. New BETA
versions are announced by a post to the comp.os.os2.networking.tcp-ip
newsgroup.
You are granted the right to use the this version of the
WebExplorer software. You may not disassemble, decompose,
reverse engineer, or alter this file or any of the other files
in the package. This includes, but is not limited to modifying any
icons, menus, or displays associated with the software. This version of the WebExplorer software is provided FOR EVALUATION
ONLY and cannot be sold. This restriction does not apply to connect time
charges, or flat rate connection/download fees for electronic bulletin
board services or Internet dial-in services. This software can not be
bundled with any commercial package without express written permission
from International Business Machines Corporation.
IBM accepts no responsibility for damages resulting from the use
of this software and makes no warranty or representation, either
express or implied, including but not limited to, any implied
warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
This software is provided "AS IS", and you, its user, assume all
risks when using it.
There is no phone support for Beta versions of WebExplorer. You are
encouraged to make use of the Internet Newsgroups for problem
determination, frequently asked questions, and bug reports. IBM makes
no guarantee to fix any software defects reported in these forums. We
ask you to read and post to the comp.os.os2.networking.tcp-ip news
group. Please include the Beta version number with your note. You
can get the version number by selecting Product Information from the
help menu.
The IBM WebExplorer for OS/2 Warp is based in part on the
work of the Independent JPEG Group. The IBM Internet Connection for OS/2 incorporates compression code
by the Info-ZIP group. There are no extra charges or costs due
to the use of this code, and the original compression sources are
freely available from CompuServe in the OS2USER forum and by anonymous
FTP from the Internet site ftp.uu.net:/pub/archiving/zip.
Options for Loading Text and Images
Color Palette Management
Mailto Support
Hierarchical Display of News Reader Articles
News Posting Support
Disable/Enable Proxy and Socks Servers Configuration
Other Product Features
HTML/2 and HTTP/1 Compliance
Color WYSIWYG Printing
Total Configurability
Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ)
Product Information
Publication Edition
Notice
Distribution Notice
Right to Use
Software Support
Acknowledgement