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- Introducing NETCOMplete(tm) software from NETCOM
-
- Everything you need to get started on the Internet is inside this package. Within
- minutes, you can begin exploring your favorite topics on the Net, check out Web
- sites, E-mail, Newsgroups, FTP, Chat, Gopher, and more. Whether you are a first
- time Internet user or an old pro, NETCOMplete software gives you a user-friendly
- interface and a powerful set of tools to explore the world of information on the
- Internet in any way you want.
-
- Using our INTERNET READY(SM) software, you can access everything from weather
- updates, newspapers, and magazines to library card catalogs and industry
- newsletters. You can conduct research, make purchases, preview videos or music,
- or talk with friends and relatives throughout the world. Today, more than a half a
- million users log-on to the Internet through NETCOM's integrated Internet access
- platform. And when you are ready to expand, you can easily add other
- applications. If easy, direct, fast access is what you need - NETCOMplete
- software is what you want. From the leading direct access service provider,
- NETCOM.
-
- What you get with NETCOMplete software
-
- Complete Access
- As a subscriber, you'll gain access to one of the fastest, privately owned IP
- networks in the industry. That means you'll get cost-effective, reliable Internet
- access-because NETCOM gives you a direct route to the Internet over its own
- high-speed network with 28.8 kbps lines from every access point. You get access
- all the time, any time from literally thousands of cities, and in most cases, do so
- with the cost of a local telephone call. And what's more, you get to choose from a
- full range of access options at various price and performance levels-from direct
- dial analog lines to ISDN service for super fast 128 Kbps connections from your
- home or office.
-
- Complete Software
- NETCOMplete software comes with a broad range of solutions designed to
- enhance your Internet experience-everything from the easy, point-and-click
- NETCOMplete Internet platform to web browsing, Internet search and
- organization tools, directory services, E-mail, chat groups, file transfer
- capabilities, and more.
-
- NETCOMplete software provides the following:
- ¥ Simple installation. NETCOMplete quickly installs and configures all the
- software necessary to connect to the Internet. It even configures your modem.
- ¥ Easy Registration gets you up and browsing fast. The NETCOMplete
- registration program quickly sets up your NETCOM account and logs you
- onto the Internet.
- ¥ NETCOM's easy-to-use NETCOMplete Internet Kit. Point and click your
- way through a full range of Internet services.
- ¥ Seamless integration with leading web browsers. NETCOMplete integrates
- the Netscape Navigator 3.0 Internet Software to provide a leading web
- browser, news reader and support for FTP and Gopher.
- ¥ Expandability. NETCOMplete Internet Kit includes these additional products
- to make your Internet experience more interesting and useful.
- Qualcomm Eudora - send and receive electronic mail to Internet or other
- popular on-line services users.
- Surfwatch - block offensive, undesired material on the web.
- McAfee WebScan - complete virus protection for web browsers and
- email. (Windows only)
- VocalTec Internet Phone - carry on real-time Internet voice conversations
- for the price of a local call.
- NETCOM Unplugged - surf off-line by automatically downloading key
- Internet information for browsing later. (Windows 95 only)
- OnBase Dragnet - manage all your Internet bookmarks using the leading
- net address book.
- Quarterdeck GlobalChat - chat on-line with other Internet users who share
- your interests using Internet Relay Chat (IRC). (Macintosh only. Windows
- support in NETCOMplete.)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader - view, navigate and print Portable Document
- Format (PDF) files.
- Macromedia Shockwave - brings your web pages alive with multimedia.
- NCSA Telnet - log in or connect remotely to hosts worldwide. (Macintosh
- only. Windows in NETCOMplete.)
- Storm EasyPhoto - manage and edit graphics files. (Windows only)
- IBM Cryptolope - manage access to your encrypted documents. (Windows
- only)
- And you can plug in hundreds of other Internet applications...
-
- Complete Support
-
- Every individual NETCOM subscriber receives 24 hour, person-to-person phone
- support. It's part of your monthly subscription. We also provide a FAX-on-
- demand service for timely access to background information and an on-line
- technical knowledge base. Our goal is to research and answer unique questions on
- a one-by-one basis, then use the Web, fax and other technology avenues to
- provide answers that everyone can access. Since introducing our technology-
- based support services, more than one million inquiries have been successfully
- handled.
-
- Complete Service
-
- NETCOM's Personal Services Program includes customized services such as:
-
- ¥ PersonalNews(tm)- delivers up to 20 news headlines and summary
- stories directly to your E-mail box every workday morning by 7 a.m. The
- service pulls from more than 2,300 available topics.
- ¥ PersonalPages(tm)- enables you to create your own web site via an easy-
- to-use, template-based web page authoring service.
- ¥ PersonalFinance(tm)- makes it possible for you to track your current and
- potential investments by using a wide array of on-line financial, corporate,
- and market information as well as analytical tools.
-
- Complete Value
-
- With the NETCOMplete Internet Kit, you receive all the products, services and
- benefits for a value price-24 hours a day, 7 days-a-week. You also get the ability
- to tap an ever growing list of enhanced services. These services range from
- accessing topic-specific news on a daily basis, publishing web pages, and
- managing investments to browsing entertainment sites and accessing 24 hour
- support.
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- Web Sites to Visit
- NETCOM WWW Server http://www.netcom.com
- NETCOM On-Line Technical Assistance http://www.netcom.com/support
- America's Job Bank http://www.ajb.dni.us/
- American Stock Exchange http://www.amex.com
- David Letterman's home page http://www.cbs.com/lateshow
- Disney Online http://www.disney.com
- Internet Movie Database http://www.msstate.edu/Movies
- National Museum of American Art http://www.nmaa.si.edu/
- National Museum of Natural History http://nmnhwww.si.edu/nmnhweb.html
- New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/
- The Cool Site of the Day http://cool.infi.net/
- The Smithsonian http://www.si.edu
- The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency http://www.odci.gov/cia
- The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov
- World Wide Internet Live Music Archive http://www.wilma.com
- Yahoo-Guide to the World Wide Web http://www.yahoo.com
-
- System Requirements
-
- Before installing NETCOMplete on your computer, check to be sure your
- computer system meets the following specifications.
-
- For Windows, you will need:
- IBM compatible PC with a 486 or higher processor
- VGA graphics card
- Color monitor recommended
- Mouse or other pointing device
- 9600 bps modem or faster (14.4 kbps recommended for Web)
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS 5.0 or higher, or Windows 95
- 8 MB random access memory (RAM) memory
- 12 MB free hard disk space
-
- For Macintosh, you will need:
- System 7.1 or later
- Any Macintosh with a 68030, Power PC processor or higher
- 12 MB of free hard disk space
- 12 MB memory (RAM)
- 9600 bps modem or faster (14.4 kbps recommended for Web)
- MacTCP or OpenTransport 1.1 or later
-
- If this is an individual account, you will need a major credit card to complete the
- registration and to open your NETCOM account. If this account is being provided
- to you by your company, you may not be asked to enter credit card information.
-
- How to Install NETCOMplete
-
- If you received NETCOMplete with your computer or with a CD-ROM product
- from one of our partners, please refer to the documentation materials (provided by
- the computer manufacturer or CD-ROM vendor) for NETCOMplete installation
- instructions.
-
- To install NETCOMplete for Windows:
-
- 1 Insert the NETCOMplete CD or Disk 1 into the appropriate disk drive.
-
- 2 From the Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu. If you are using
- Windows 95, choose Run from the Start menu on the Task bar. The Run
- dialog box will appear.
-
- To install NETCOMplete for Windows 95, type d:/win95/setup in the Run
- text box. Type the drive letter where the installation disk is located.
-
- To install NETCOMplete for Windows 3.1, type d:/win31/setup in the Run
- text box. Type the drive letter where the installation disk is located.
-
- 3 Click OK or press Enter. Follow the directions that appear on the screen to
- complete the installation.
-
- Note: You may be asked to enter the registration number and serial number
- printed on the back of the packaging. If you are installing from floppies, the
- registration and serial numbers may be on the address label.
-
- 4 Once the installation is complete, you will be asked if you would like to
- complete your on-line registration. If you do not already have a NETCOM
- account, click Yes to launch the registration program. Follow the directions
- that appear on the screen to register with NETCOM.
-
- 5 When you have finished registering, click Login to access the Internet.
-
- To install NETCOMplete for Macintosh:
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- 1 Insert the NETCOMplete CD or Disk 1 into the appropriate disk drive.
-
- 2 Double-click the NETCOMplete Installer application.
-
- 3 Follow the instructions on screen to install NETCOMplete.
-
- Note: You may be asked to enter the registration number and serial number
- printed on the back of the packaging. If you are installing from floppies, the
- registration and serial numbers will be on the address label. After the
- installation is complete, the NETCOMplete installer may need to restart your
- computer.
-
- 4 After restarting, double-click the NETCOMplete application in the
- NETCOMplete folder.
-
- 5 Follow the instructions on your screen to log on, register and setup your
- NETCOM account.
-
- 6 When you have finished registering, select Login from the NETCOM menu to
- connect to the Internet .
-
- The Netscape Navigator software will launch so that you can explore the
- Internet.
-
- To install other Internet applications:
- 1. Start the NETCOMplete software and log into your account.
-
- 2. Click the Netscape Navigator icon on the NETCOMplete toolbar.
-
- 3. Type http://www.netcom.com/support/swpartners in the location field and
- press Enter. Information on system requirements, installation and
- configuration will be displayed for the Internet applications that are included
- on the NETCOMplete CD.
-
- Getting Help
-
- You can find user documentation, as well as answers to frequently asked
- questions about NETCOMplete, Netscape Navigator and other Internet software.
-
- Reaching the NETCOMplete for Windows help
- 1. Start the NETCOMplete software and log into your account.
- 2. Click the Netscape Navigator icon on the NETCOMplete toolbar.
- 3. Type http://www.netcom.com/support in the location field and press Enter.
-
- Reaching the NETCOMplete for Macintosh Help Pages
- 1. Start NETCOMplete and log into your account.
- 2. Click the Help icon on the NETCOMplete toolbar.
-
- For help with other Internet applications
- 1. Start the NETCOMplete software and log into your account.
- 2. Click the Netscape Navigator icon on the NETCOMplete toolbar.
- 3. Type http://www.netcom.com/support/swpartners in the location field and
- press Enter.
-
- For additional technical help, enter http://www.netcom.com/bin/webtech in the
- Location field and press Enter.
-
- For Technical Support
- Please call the NETCOM Technical Support number listed below for technical
- questions regarding NETCOMplete, the Netscape Navigator software, and included Internet
- applications. NETCOMplete Technical Support is available 7 days a week, 24
- hours a day.
-
- NETCOM On-Line Communication Service, Inc.
- Technical Support 408-881-1810
- Technical Support E-mail support@ix.netcom.com
- Fax-on-demand 800-638-6383
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