This is the INSTALL.TXT file for
the U of Minn SLIP package

How to install U of Minn. SLIP  (FTP version)

To install SLIP, you first must get SLIPARC.EXE.

SLIPARC.EXE is a self-extracting collection of the files that make
up the SLIP package.

To install SLIP:

 (1)    Make a directory on your hard disk.
        A good name might be "SLIP":            mkdir c:\slip

 (2)    Go to that directory:                   cd c:\slip

 (3)    Run FTP, connect to our server:         ftp boombox.micro.umn.edu
 (4)    Go to the proper directory:             cd /pub/pc/slip
 (5)    Put FTP in BINARY mode:                 binary
 (6)    Get SLIPARC.EXE:                        get sliparc.exe
 (7)    Quit FTP:                               quit
 (8)    Run the self-extractor:                 sliparc
 (9)    Verify all the files are here:          dir /w
				PHONE.EXE   	SLIPARC.EXE 	PHONE.HLP   
				TERMIN.COM  	UMSLIP.COM  	README.TXT
				UMSLIP.TXT  	SLIP.BAT    

 (10)   (Optional) delete the self-extractor:   del sliparc.exe

 (11)   Add this directory to your PATH,
	usually set up in AUTOEXEC.BAT:         PATH = XXX;YYY;C:\SLIP

 (12)   You are now ready to run SLIP, type:	SLIP


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 What is U of Minn. SLIP?

It's a set of programs that puts an IBM PC onto a TCP/IP network through
a serial or modem connection.  With SLIP, you can run network applications,
such as Minuet, Gopher, Telnet, Trumpet or POPMail from any location
that has a phone line.  (You also need access rights into a dial-up
SLIP server).

U of Minn. SLIP supports modems from 2400 to 56700 baud.


The U of Minn. SLIP package includes:

UMSLIP.COM  - A packet driver that makes the serial port look like a
		standard network connection.

PHONE.EXE   - A program that establishes your connection to a SLIP server
		by dialing a specified phone number.

SLIP.BAT    - A batch file that coordinates the loading and unloading of
		the above programs and other network applications.


Plus some misc documentation files.