Free World Dialup Beta 2.0a Client
February 12, 1996

Thank you for joining the Beta FWD Testing Program.
You are among a select group of people on the Internet who
have joined the Free World Dialup Experiment.

Please note that although the software is being made available to
you at no cost - it is a copyrighted piece of software developed
by Izak Jenie of Jakarta, Indonesia.

To register as a member of the FWD experiment, please send e-mail
to:  jeff@pulver.com, and include your name and location (city/Country).
Please also let us know how you heard of the Free World Dialup Experiment.
Please check ftp.pulver.com/pub/fwd for updates to the FWD Client software.
The FWD Experiment has been extended until April 30, 1996.

To install this program, you have to:

1. Copy the fwdclnt.zip to a new directory - (i.e. \fwd)
2. Unzip fwdclnt.zip  (pkunzip fwdclnt)
3. Please read the LICENSE.TXT file at this time.  If you do not
   agree with the terms of the agreement, please remove this software
   from your hard disk.  By using the software you are agreeing to the 
   terms of the license agreement.
4. Copy all the VBX and OBX to \windows\system
5. Add the fwdclnt as a new program item in Windows. 

Note: Do not replace any files on your system if you have are newer files
than the ones contained in this distribution file.

Please report all bugs to: fwd-bugs@pulver.com

As of 09-Dec-95 there were 2 fwd servers available:

Seattle, Washington - Ammon Larson ammon@usonline.com
Great Neck, New York - Jeff Pulver - jeff@pulver.com

Please feel free to e-mail Izak and/or Jeff to arrange for a demo
of the fwd-client / fwd-server.   If you would like to call people in the
metro NYC area - please feel free to e-mail jeff with the telephone number
and approx. time you wish to call.  Jeff's server is generally available 
for demos from 0000 - 0600 GMT weekdays.  Other times are available as well. 

Additional servers are being added each day.  For an up to date
listing of Active FWD server - please visit: http://www.pulver.com/fwd

In addition to using the fwd-client - it is also necessary to use
the Internet Phone.  An evaluation copy of Internet Phone is available
from the VocalTec web site - http://www.vocaltec.com.  In the near future,
additional Voice products will be supported.  Note:  It is up to
the server owner to determine which voice product is used at their
location.

For optimial results a full duplex sound card is recommended.

Included in this distribution disk are the following files:

README.TXT    - This file
THREAD.VBX    - program file
MSCOMM.VBX    - program file
IPPORT.VBX    - program file
IPDEAMON.VBX  - program file
INICON3.VBX   - program file
FWDCLNT2.EXE  - The fwd-client executable
LICENSE.TXT   - The software license for the fwd-client
FWDFAQ.TXT    - The FAQ for the Free World Dialup Project
NYSERVER.TXT  - Instructions on connecting with Jeff Pulver's server

When you start fwdcnt2.exe you will be asked to enter your "client information".
Izak has included two shareware libraries with the software - inicon.vbx and
ipport.vbx.  When these dialog boxes appear, press return (or single click
your mouse) to advance to the next screen.  It is not necessary to register
the software libraries used in order to use the fwdclnt2.exe.

Your participation in this global experiment is appreciated by the entire
project team.


Regards,

Jeff Pulver
Free World Dialup
Project Manager
http://www.pulver.com/fwd
jeff@pulver.com