Software License
Please read the software license agreement carefully before installing the software. By installing the software, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this license. If you do not agree to the terms of this license, do not install the software.
System Requirements
The beta 1 release of Cyberdog requires a Power Macintosh with at least 12 megabytes of memory, although 16 megabytes is recommended. Both OpenDoc version 1.0 and MacTCP or Open Transport with TCP/IP must be installed for the system to operate. Install OpenDoc before installing Cyberdog.
WARNING: This is beta quality software. It is highly recommended that the software be installed over a clean version of System 7.5.1 or later, preferably on a test or non-production machine. Some instability and crashes may be experienced.
Using the Mail System
To use the Cyberdog mail system you will need an SMTP/POP3 account on a UNIX machine or other system or a Macintosh server running software such as MailShare or the Apple Internet Mail Server. See your system administrator to acquire an account. Once Cyberdog has been installed, to set up a connection to your server select the *Connect Toâ* item from the Cyberdog menu, then click on the *Mail* icon. Mail and other preferences are stored in the "Internet Preferences" file in the Preferences folder, created by the Internet Config extension. If you have currently been using Internet Config and have set up another POP3 mail server your Cyberdog mail connection will already be set up.
Known Problems in b1
Cyberdog has not been thoroughly evaluated in combination with many third party system extensions so compatibility with those is not know. Also, because of some memory leaks some long duration Cyberdog sessions may terminate in a crash. You might wish to save the Notebook frequently (using the "Save" command from the Document menu) since you may lose recent additions to the Notebook in the event of a crash. Finally, Cyberdog has not been fully tested for compatibility with all OpenDoc parts.
Upgrading from version a3
If you have been using a3 or another previous version of Cyberdog you will have to throw out and rebuild your current Notebooks. You can drag most and you should also throw out your old Log file in the Cyberdog Preference folder in the Preferences folder in the System Folder. To be safe you may also wish to back up previous mail storage files (which are stored in the "Cybermail" folder in the Preferences folder) before you open mail trays in the new version. To be extremely safe, after you have installed version b1 you may wish to create new mail trays and move mail from the old ones into them.
Reporting Problems
Please use our bug reporting web page to report any bugs or problems you may encounter in using version b1 of Cyberdog.
Article Change History:
03 Mar 1997 - Change title to reflect Beta 1.0 software.