Computers & Networked Information                                                                                  Computer Science 1604

EWAIS

• Availability

  WAIS Client for MS Windows available via FTP from EI Net.

• Installation

  SEA archive, execute to decompress.
  After decompression execute the setup program.
  Creates a program manager group and icons.

• Execution

  Startup screen ->

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  Step 1: Create initial WAIS source.

  Step 2: Create New source: depress New button on Select WAIS Sources screen.

  Step 3: Enter New source information. Host: quake.think.com & Database: directory-of-servers

  Step 4: Highlight Available Source (directory-of-servers), to Selected Sources.

  Step 5: Enter WAIS search criteria and Ask Question.