Please note: the programs provided here cannot be used to log into your
CCN Classic account which already uses the Lynx text browser. Several can
be used to connect to Chebucto PLUS (via PPP not SLIP) and so are included
here. They can also be useful tools when developing HTML documents on
your local computer, before uploading them to CCN Classic.
Trumpet Winsock
Application that allows a Graphics Browser to connect using either
a SLIP or PPP connection. You can get the shareware winsock package,
Trumpet Winsock (v2.0b) via ftp from
Another, better known, graphical web browser for use over a SLIP
connection. Mosaic has more features than Cello, and is somewhat easier
to configure and use. Very useful for viewing html docs graphically on a
local machine. This link will access the latest version of Mosiac. Should
check the documents carefully to make sure you have all the related
programs and utilities you want/need. Cannot be used with Chebucto
PLUS.
Netscape is what we in the telecommunications biz call a client. It's a
piece of software that lets you navigate around the Internet in a
graphical way through your network or dial-up connection. Its primary job
is to take the information the Internet gives you about where you are and
what is there and display it on your computer. Netscape does this by
rendering a text file called a HTML, or HyperText Markup Language, file.
Netscape brings you more of the Internet with less of the complexity. The
cryptic acronyms and jargon haven't been banished entirely, yet you can go
a long way toward enjoying the features of: