Internet Training: Installing WWW Applications

The following is a tutorial for the WWW Institute for Teachers at Fermilab. You can access the following tutorial through World Wide Web at the URL http://www-ed.fnal.gov/net_train/train_install_tutorial.html.

Internet Training: Installing WWW Applications

Goals

Be able to install Netscape from the Internet and set up the Preferences.
Be able to install Helper Applications for WWW from the Internet

Introduction

To use Netscape, we need both the Netscape software and the helper applications. Information on downloading and installing this software is available throughout World Wide Web. We will use existing resources as much as possible, but if we are unable to access them because of high network traffic, then we will copy files from a shareable folder on the WWW server set up for this tutorial. This folder is called WWW Software.

You should get use to downloading the latest copies of software from the Web. You should take back to your schools the latest copy of Netscape and Stuffit Expander on a floppy disk. Using these two programs, you should be able to get everything you need for your machines at your school or home. Note: if you are going to run Netscape on a PowerPC, do not use the application that you install on the computers in the Tech Room. It will be for a 68000 Macintosh. You should either install a Fat version using the custom install or download Netscape again from the PowerMac.

When doing this tutorial, you will be using both the hard copy version and the network version.

You need:

the hard copy version to follow the steps you need to take when accessing other pages on the network (i.e., no longer displaying the on-line tutorial)
the on-line version when you are given instructions to click on hyper links in the tutorial.

You will need to go back and forth between the on-line tutorial and the pages referred to in the tutorial. The simplest way to do this is to use make Bookmarks or the "Go" Menu in "Netscape" and select the page you want.

Setting up Netscape for the Tutorial

This tutorial assumes that you have a running version of "Netscape" and "StuffIt Expander(TM)3.5.2" on your machine. Netscape should be set up to download to the Temporary Folder. If you are working on machines elsewhere and want to be sure you are set up properly, refer to the document Instructions for Setting Up Netscape that we used in the January 30th WWW Institute.

To do:

If you are on a computer in the Tech Room in the Lederman Science Center, go the Fermi Education Center Internet Training page on the Bookmarks
click on "Installing WWW Application Software".
Add this new page to your Bookmarks so you can access it easily.
Select "Preferences" under the "Options" menu.
Use the "pull-down" menu to select "Applications and Directories".
Look under Directories and make sure that it is set for the "Temporary Files" folder.
Use the "pull-down" menu to select "Helper Applications
Make sure "Netscape" is set to launch "Stuffit Expander" for hqx files.

Installing Netscape

Getting the latest Version of Netscape

Netscape has built into its software an easy way to get at the latest version. The instructions here assume that the latest version is Netscape 1.1N. If you are downloading a newer version, just substitute the new name for "Netscape 1.1N".

To do:

For version 1.1N of Netscape, select "Netscape Home" under the "Directory "Menu. If you are using an older version of Netscape, click on "Welcome" in the Directory Buttons. If they are not showing, select "Show Directory Buttons" under the "Options" menu.
scroll down until you find a link called "expanded list of FTP and mirror sites". Click on it.

On the "Netscape Navigator FTP and Mirror Sites" page are a number of places from which you can download the new version of Netscape.

To do:

Make a new folder called "Netscape 1.1N Folder" in the "WWW" folder.
Choose a site near you and click on it to go to the ftp site. If it fails, try another site.
Once you have accessed the first page from the ftp site, click on Mac if you have more than one choice.
Click on "Readme" to learn about installing the software. These instructions are included below.
Click on "Netscape -1.1N.hqx". This will start downloading a file "Netscape-1.1N.hqx" and then invoke "Stuffit Expander" and expand it to "Netscape 1.1N Installer" in your "Temporary Files" folder. Note: some sites will give you a file "netscape-1.1N.hqx.gz". If you get this, then try another site.
Quit "Netscape".
Switch to the "Finder" and go to the "Temporary Files" folder and double click on "Netscape 1.1N Installer". You may want to keep the "Temporary Files" folder open off to the side of your desktop so you can access it easily for the rest of the Tutorial.
Click "Continue" and it will display a dialog box.
Observe where on the disk it is set to install the software. Click "Select Folder" and find the "Netscape 1.1N Folder" in the "WWW" folder. Do not open this folder, just click "Select Folder" when it is highlighted.
Click "Install" to get a binary which matches your Macintosh CPU.
Click "Quit" after it tells you it has successfully installed "Netscape".
Drag file "Cache" in folder "Netscape" in folder "Preferences" in folder "System Folder" on the hard disk to the Trash.
Double click on the Netscape application that you have just installed in the "WWW" folder.
As soon as you are certain "Netscape" is installed correctly, you can drag the files "Netscape 1.1N Installer" and "netscape-1.1N.hqx" in the "Temporary Files" folder to the trash.
Empty the Trash. (use "Special Menu" in the "Finder").
Make an alias for the "Netscape" application and put it in the "Apple Menu Items" folder in the "System Folder".
- Click once on the "Netscape" Application to select it.
- Select "Make Alias" under the "File" menu. This will make another file called "Netscape 1.1N alias".
- Double click on the "System Folder" on the hard drive. Look for the folder "Apple Menu Items" in the "System Folder" and double click on it.
- Select and drag the file named "Netscape 1.1N alias" from the "Netscape" Folder to the "Apple Menu Items" Folder.
- Drag alias for old versions of "Netscape" to the trash.
- Now you can start "Netscape" by using the "Apple" menu and selecting "Netscape 1.1 N alias".

Setting up the Preferences in Netscape

This is on a separate page because it loads lots of graphics. Click here to go to it.

Getting rid of old versions of Netscape

To do:

When you are convinced that your newly installed Netscape is working o.k., you can drag any old versions of Netscape from the WWW folder to the Trash.
Empty the Trash.

Installing the Helper or Client Applications

Two good sources for helper or client applications are at National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)

We will download the helper applications from Jon Wiederspan's pages unless we have some problems.

If you have difficulty downloading any of the applications listed below from the network, drag the application from the "WWW Software" folder on the Education Server to the "WWW" folder in the "Application" folder on your hard disk.

To do:

Click on one of the links above to go to the page with the helper applications. if you are not using an electronic version of this tutorial, open one of the following URL's http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/MacMosaic/HelperApps.html, http://www.comvista.com/net/www/clientacc.html
Add this page to your Bookmarks so you can access it easily.

Installing "SoundMachine" to play audio files.

To do:

Find "SoundMachine" on the page you just loaded and click on it to start the downloading process. It will write a file into the "Temporary Files" folder.
Drag the "SoundMachine" folder from the "Temporary Files" Folder into the "WWW" folder.
Now test it. Go back to the on-line Tutorial page and locate these instructions. Click on the following link to download a sound file It will put a file called rick.intro.au in your Temporary Folder and start up the application "SoundMachine" and play the sound file. Rick Ziegler at Dinosaur Exhibit at University of Hawaii. The URL for this is: http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/hccinfo/dinos/rick.intro.au
Quit "SoundMachine" using the "File" menu.
Drag all "SoundMachine" and "rick.intro" files in the "Temporary Files" Folder to the Trash.
Drag any old versions of "SoundMachine" in the "WWW" Folder to the Trash.
Empty the Trash.

Installing "JPEGView" to display JPEG, PICT, and GIF files quickly.

Netscape already displays JPEG, and GIF files internally. Most Web sites do not have PICT files. However many graphic programs that you might use to create images for authoring create PICT files. You generally need gif files for the Web. You can use JPEGView for converting pict files to gif files.

To do:

In Netscape use the "Bookmarks" menu to go to the page with the helper applications (Jon Wiederspan's or NCSA's page).
Find "JPEGView" and click on it to start the downloading process. It will write files into the "Temporary Files" folder.
Drag the "JPEGView" folder from the "Temporary Files" Folder into the "WWW" folder.
Now test it. Go back to the on-line Tutorial page and locate these instructions. Now click on the following link to download an image file It will put a file called "world.pict" in your "Temporary Folder" and start up the application "JPEGView" and show the image. Image of the World in Pict format. The URL for this is: http://www-ed.fnal.gov/net_train/local/world.pict. Note: it is possible that the preferences for Helper Applications are set to launch SimpleText instead of JPEGView for pict files. If you launch SimpleText instead of JPEGView, change the Preferences.
Quit "JPEGView" using the "File" menu.
Drag all "JPEGView" and "world.pict" files in the Temporary File to the Trash.
Drag any old versions of "Jpegview" in the "WWW" Folder to the Trash.
Empty the Trash.

Installing "Sparkle" for playing MPEG and Quicktime movies.

For the class in the Tech Room at Fermilab, we are not going to download the latest version. We will copy Sparkle 1.7 from the shared folder "WWW Software". Those of you who want to use the older version based on the following information should make a copy of it onto a floppy to take home.

Version 2.4.3 of Sparkle requires Quicktime 2.0 and the Thread Manager in the System Folder. If you don't own a legal copy of Quicktime 2.0, you need to order one ($9.95). Information about this is at http://quicktime.apple.com/ordering-qt.html. Quicktime Ordering Information.

The Thread Manager is incompatible with Mode32 which is needed on Mac II, IIx, IIcs or SE/30's with System 7 to run in 32 bit mode. If you have Quicktime 2.0 and do not have a problem with the Thread Manager, then we recommend downloading the latest version of Sparkle. The ftp address for downloading Thread Manager is: ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple.Support.Area/Apple.Software.Updates/US/Macintosh/ystem.Software/Other.System.Software/Thread.Manager.2.0.1.sea.hqx.

Downloading the latest Version from the Network (Skip if you are in the Class at the Education Center- go to the step to get Sparkle 1.7)

To do:

In Netscape use the "Bookmarks" menu to go to the page with the helper applications (ComVista's or NCSA's page).
Find "Sparkle" and click on it to start the downloading process. It will write files into the "Temporary Files" folder.
Click here to download Thread Manager
Get version 2.0 of "Quicktime" if you do not have it. See above.
Drag the "Sparkle" folder from the "Temporary Files" Folder into the "WWW" folder.
Drag the "Thread Manager" (labeled extension) from the "Temporary Files" Folder into the "System Folder". Click "OK" when it tells you it needs to put it into the Extensions folder.
Now test it. Go back to the on-line Tutorial page and locate these instructions. Now click on the following link to download a image file. It will put a file called "zoom1.mpg" in your "Temporary Folder" and start up the application "Sparkle" and show the image. Fractal Movie from France. The URL is: http://www-ed.fnal.gov/net_train/local/zoom1.mpg.
Quit "Sparkle" using the "File" menu.
Drag all "Sparkle", "Thread Manager:, and "zoom1" files in the Temporary File to the Trash.
Drag any old versions of "Sparkle" in the "WWW" Folder to the Trash.
Empty the Trash.

Getting "Sparkle 1.7" from the Shared Folder on the Education Server

Use the Chooser under the Apple Menu to access "WWW Software" (Click AppleShare, AppleTalk Zone: DCD/MAIN ETHERNET, fileserver:edweb, sign on as Guest, and scroll down to and select "WWW Software")
Quit the Chooser and look for "WWW Software" on the desktop.
Open the "WWW Software" folder on your desktop
Drag Sparkle 1.7 folder from the "WWW Software" folder to the "WWW" folder on your computer.
Now test it. Go back to the on-line Tutorial page and locate these instructions. Now click on the following link to download a image file. It will put a file called "zoom1.mpg" in your "Temporary Folder" and start up the application "Sparkle" and show the image. Fractal Movie from France. The URL is: http://www-ed.fnal.gov/net_train/local/zoom1.mpg.
Quit "Sparkle" using the "File" menu.
Drag all "Sparkle", "Thread Manager:, and "zoom1" files in the Temporary File to the Trash.
Drag any old versions of "Sparkle" in the "WWW" Folder to the Trash.
Empty the Trash.

Installing "Telnet"

To do:

Go to Jon Wiederspan's Site at ComVista
Find "Telnet" on the page with Helper Applications and click on it to start the downloading process. It will write a file into the "Temporary Files" folder.
Drag the "Telnet" folder from the "Temporary Files" Folder into the "WWW" folder.
Now test it. Go back to the on-line Tutorial page and locate these instructions. Now click on the following link to download a image file. It will put start telnet and set you up to log on to the Fermilab Library Online Catalog. Fermilab Library. The URL is: telnet://library@fnlib.fnal.gov/.
Don't bother to log on; just Quit "Telnet".
Drag all "Telnet" files in the "Temporary Files" Folder to the Trash.
Drag any old versions of "Telnet" in the "WWW" Folder to the Trash.
Empty the Trash.

Make a Floppy with the new version of Netscape and Stuffit Expander

To do:

Insert a new high density floppy and give it an appropriate name.
Drag the folder "For Floppy" in the shared folder "WWW Software" to your floppy. When you take it home, you will have to double click on "Netscape 1.1N Installer" to install the appropriate Netscape application on your computer. You will drag the "Stuffit Expander" folder to your hard drive.

Author: Liz Quigg - liz@fnal.gov

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Last Update: Jan. 3, 1996