Internet Mac OS 8 includes powerful software for browsing the Web, sending e-mail, even publishing your own Web pages. Signing up The Internet Setup Assistant helps you configure your system to access the Internet. It can help you whether you're connecting through a modem or a local area network, creating a new account with an Internet service provider (ISP), or using settings from an existing account with an ISP. Connecting The Internet Dialer connects your computer to the Internet through a modem. If you have more than one Internet service provider, the Internet Dialer allows you to choose which configuration to make active, including a LAN configuration. Browsing Once you've set up Internet access using the Internet Setup Assistant, you can easily open your favorite Web browser by clicking the Browse the Internet button on the desktop. Two Web browsers, Netscape Navigator and Cyberdog, are installed with the Mac OS. Using e-mail Once you've set up Internet access using the Internet Setup Assistant, you can easily open your favorite e-mail application by clicking the Mail button on the desktop. The e-mail application Claris Emailer Lite is installed with the Mac OS. Personal Web Sharing Mac OS Personal Web Sharing lets you create your own Web server and share files with everyone on the Internet. Once you set up your server, add content to it, and turn on Web Sharing, others who know the address of your server can visit your personal site and view its content. As long as your computer is connected to a TCP/IP network (intranet or Internet) and your server is running, the server's content is available to anyone who uses the network, no matter what browser or model of computer they're using. The Connect To command Once you've set up Internet access using the Internet Setup Assistant, you can use the Connect To command in the Apple menu to quickly connect to a location (URL) on the Internet. Mac OS Runtime for Java Mac OS Runtime for Java lets your computer run programs written in Java, a popular new programming language. Java programs or "applets" are often embedded in pages on the World Wide Web. Mac OS Runtime for Java also allows software developers to build Java applications on the Mac OS. The Tic Tac Toe game at the right is an example of a simple Java applet. To play the game, click any square on the board. (If the game doesn't appear, make sure you're using a Java-aware browser, such as Netscape Navigator 3.01 or later.)   Main Menu | Go Back | Previous | Next © 1997 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved.