Fetch README
April, 1996

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Overview
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Fetch 3.0.1 is a powerful Macintosh interface to the File Transfer Protocol, or FTP. Version 3.0.1 comes with a host of ÒBookmarksÓ - shortcuts to several popular FTP servers.  For instructions on using this program, refer to the extensive on-line help provided.

StuffIt Expander 3.5.2 decodes nearly every method of file compression available for the Macintosh, including Compact Pro, StuffIt and BinHex. Use it alone or in conjunction with Fetch to unpack files obtained from FTP servers.

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Requirements
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Fetch 3.0.1 runs on all Macintosh computers (and in native mode on Power Macintosh computers), should be run under System 6 or better, and requires 469K (736K on PowerPC computers) of free RAM.  It also requires MacTCP (available separately) or Open Transport.

StuffIt Expander runs on any Macintosh using System 6 or better (System 7 provides more flexibility), and requires 384K of free RAM (in addition to that required by Fetch, if the two are running simultaneously).  The StuffIt Expander installer is located in the "Compression" folder on PUBLIC_MAC.


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Installing the Fetch Software
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The instructions in this section explain how to install the software you need to use Fetch.  The instructions in this section also assume you have either purchased the disks from the Computer Store and or that you are going to copy the software via AppleShare.  Instructions for locating the software on the AppleShare server are in the section, "Locating the Network Communications Software on the AppleShare Server".  If you have purchased the software from the Computer Store, skip to the section,  "Copying the Fetch Software."

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Locating the Network Communications Software on the AppleShare Server
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If you have purchased the software from the Computer Store, skip to the section,  "Copying the Fetch Software."

The software can be found on the AppleShare server in the following location:

Zone                    Server                                Volume                 Folder
BACKBONE           COMPUTING-SERVICES        PUBLIC_MAC         Networking

To locate the software:

1.  Select Chooser from the Apple menu.  The Chooser window opens.
2.  Select BACKBONE from the AppleTalk Zones.
3.  Click the AppleShare icon.
4.  Select the COMPUTING-SERVICES file server from the list on the right side of the window,
     and click the OK button.
5.  When the Login dialog box opens, click Guest to login as a guest, then click the OK button.
6.  When the volume dialog box opens, select PUBLIC_MAC by clicking it so that it darkens.
     Then click the OK button.  This will give you access to the server and volume where the
     software is located.
7.  Click the close box on the upper left corner of the Chooser window to close the window.
     At this point, an AppleShare server icon labeled PUBLIC_MAC should be on your desktop.
8.  Double-click the PUBLIC_MAC icon to open it.  The folders available in that volume appear.
9.  Double-click the Networking folder to open it.  Leave this folder open.

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Copying the Fetch Software
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1. Delete the following from your Macintosh drive or disk(s):
- Fetch
- Stuffit Expander

2. Empty the trash can by choosing 'Empty Trash' from the Special menu.
(If you try to delete an item and you get the message "That item is locked or in use and can't be removed," click the application's icon, then select 'Get Info' from the File menu. In the upper right side of the Info window, click the box beside 'Locked' to unlock the application. Then remove the application by dragging its icon to the trash can.)

3. If you are installing from floppy disks:
     a.  Insert Disk 1 into your floppy drive.
     b.  Double-click on the icon labeled "File Transfer Software".  A "Select Destination Folder"
          dialog box appears.
     c.  Select the location where you want to place the software, and click 'Extract'.  The
          software you selected will be saved in its own folder in the place you specified.

4.  If you are installing from an AppleShare server:
     a.  Copy the "Fetch 3.0.1" folder (from the Networking folder open on your desktop) by
          dragging it to your desired location on your local Macintosh drive.  The folder contains
          uncompressed ready-to-run software.

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Getting Started
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After starting Fetch 3.0.1, a connection dialog appears containing a Shortcuts: popup menu. You can select a built-in shortcut to some selected servers from the Shortcuts: popup menu, or open one of the many Bookmarks to other servers by clicking Cancel and choosing Open Bookmark File... from the File menu. Online assistance can be found under the Windows menu using the Fetch Help command.