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- NewsTicker for OS/2 - READ.ME
- -----------------------------
-
- Welcome to NewsTicker for OS/2.
-
- This file contains information you need to install NewsTicker for OS/2,
- and additional information not included in the product documentation. Our
- web site is http://www.infomarket.ibm.com. Please check it for the latest
- information. The software and documentation is provided to you in accordance
- with the license agreement.
-
- This README file is divided into the following categories:
- - Description
- - Technical Requirements
- - Getting Help
- - Licensing
- - Installing NewsTicker for OS/2
- - Browser Setup
- - Server Setup
- - Reporting Feedback
- - Trademarks
-
- Description
- -----------
- With an active internet connection, provides scrolling news headlines
- across your desktop from various real time news feeds. With a click on
- the headline, you get to view the full article in one of your supported
- WWW Browsers.
-
-
- Technical Requirements
- ----------------------
- - OS/2 Warp version 3 or 4
- - An active internet connection
- - 3.2 MB of space on your hard drive
- - 8 MB of RAM
- - Netscape Navigator for OS/2 -OR- IBM WebExplorer required to see full
- text articles.
- (Since the IBM WebExplorer is not enabled for Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE),
- NewsTicker for OS/2 must start up a new WebExplorer each time an article
- is requested to be viewed, not raised in an already running WebExplorer.)
-
-
- Getting Help
- ------------
- For the latest help information, see
- http://www.infomarket.ibm.com/ht3/nthelp.htm
-
- Licensing
- ---------
- Licensed Materials - Property if IBM. Not for resale.
- Copyright IBM Corp. 1996, All Rights Reserved.
-
-
- Installing NewsTicker for OS/2
- ------------------------------
-
- - Create a temporary directory in which to download NTICKOS2.ZIP, this READ.ME
- file, and PKUNZIP.EXE (if you need it).
- - UNZIP the .ZIP file.
- - Type INSTALL and follow the directions on the screen.
-
-
- Browser Setup
- -------------
- The browser setup window allows you to select which browser to use to display
- news articles or information from advertisers. The browser name selection box
- allows you to identify which type of browser you are using. The location field
- displays the full pathname for the browser. If the pathname is incorrect, or
- the NewsTicker has trouble finding the browser when it tries to start it, press
- the Select button.
-
- The select button will popup a dialog box allowing you to identify specifically
- where the browser program file is.
-
- Using the browser setup window.
-
- 1. Click on the Setup icon. The NewsTicker Setup window opens.
- 2. Click on the browser Setup button. You will see the NewsTicker Browser
- Setup window.
- 3. Choose your browser from the browser pulldown.
- 4. Click on the Select button. You will see a menu for selecting your browser's
- EXE file.
- 5. In the directory field, double click on the C:\. This will provide you with
- a list of files and directories available.
- 6. Look for the subdirectory containing your browser (Netscape Navigator or
- IBM WebExplorer).
- 7. Find the browser .EXE file and choose it.
- 8. Click on OK. You will return to the NewsTicker Browser Setup window.
- 9. Click on OK. You will return to the IBM infoMarket NewsTicker Setup menu.
- 10. Click on OK. You will return to the NewsTicker window.
-
-
- Server Setup
- ------------
- The ticker will always be loaded with the default ticker server and you should
- not have to change it unless your system cannot resolve the hostname. If this
- happens, you get a generic 'invalid Ticker Host' error, and should replace the
- hostname with the IP address. For the most current information on the server
- name and IP address, go to
- http://www.infomarket.ibm.com/ht3/nthelp#serversetup.htm.
-
- Using the Server Setup window
-
- 1. Click on the Setup icon. The NewsTicker Setup window opens.
- 2. Click on the Server Setup button. You will see the NewsTicker Server Setup
- window.
- 3. Fill in the server name, or IP address, and port number for your SOCKS
- and/or HTTP proxy servers.
- 4. Click on OK. You will return to the IBM infoMarket NewsTicker Setup menu.
- 5. Click on OK. You will return to the NewsTicker window.
-
-
- Reporting Feedback
- ------------------
- Please use the IBM infoMarket feedback form located at
- http://www.infomarket.ibm.com to give us your feedback.
-
- If you wish to speak to an IBM infoMarket service Customer Support
- representative, please use one of the following phone numbers between the
- hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. eastern standard time (EST) Monday through Friday.
-
- U.S. customers: 1-800-231-8219
- Non-U.S. customers: 1-703-205-6000
-
-
- Trademarks
- ----------
- - IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines
- Corporation.
- - Navigator is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation.
-
-
- Licensed Materials - Property if IBM. Not for resale.
- Copyright IBM Corp. 1996, All Rights Reserved.
-