MPAC Windows thin client 


       Prerequisites 

       Windows 95 or better is required.  Screen resolution of at least
       800x600 is preferable.  


       Installation 

       Run setupex.exe.  Follow the prompts.  The default values
       supplied should be ok.  Icons will be installed on the desktop
       and start menus.  Click the Mpac icon to start the client.  


       Setup 

       From the right click speed menu or the file menu on the menu bar,
       select change/delete host records.  From the list box, select
       "host".  Note: there is nothing magic about the host ID "host". 
       That's just the arbitrary name of a generic host file record you
       can use to get started.  

       Fill in the host name or IP address of the host you want to
       connect to.  Optionally, you may also fill in your user ID and
       password on that host and click OS auto login and OS enter
       password.  Click update.  From the list box, click cancel.  


       Connection 

       From the speed or file menu, select connect to host.  From the
       list box, select the appropriate host ("host" if your setup is as
       described above).  Click connect.  

       Depending on how your Windows system is configured, dial up
       networking may assert itself at this point.  If this happens, and
       assuming the desired host is on your LAN, click cancel.  If the
       specified host is available, a login or shell prompt will appear
       (depending on your settings regarding auto login).  


       Options 

       Various options are available from the mode preferences window
       available from the speed or file menu.  You may want to explore
       these.  A few of them are worth mentioning at this time.  


       Menu bar 

       Uncheck this to eliminate the menu bar.  This will allow a little
       more space for larger fonts.  

       Auto connect and auto exit 

       Check these to automatically connect and or disconnect.  Auto
       connection will take place when the client starts.  Auto exit
       takes place when you log off the host.  This just saves a few
       clicks.  

       Note: Maintenance of host file information is not allowed while
       connected.  For this reason, at least one of these options must
       be disabled in order to access host info.  


       Color mapping 

       This is a more advanced option that some users may be interested
       in.  As distributed, the client performs no remapping, which
       results in the appearance of a character terminal (vt-320).  The
       colors of greatest importance are black, white, red, and cyan. 
       These can be remapped to the colors of choice.  Examples: black
       on gray (the dialog box look), white on green (the desktop look),
       white on blue (the terminal emulator look).  


       Interactive features 


       Local scan and image display, custom key mapping, text or gui
       interface, live mouse, smart fonts, hotspots for drill-down
       capability, context sensitive speed menu of related functions,
       access to windows print manager.