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Macintosh Installation Guide for SlipStream Web Accelerator

This section will assist you with the installation of the SlipStream Web Accelerator for the Macintosh.

Minimum System Requirements

333Mhz PowerPC G3 processor
128MB RAM
6MB of hard drive space
OS X 10.2 or later
Safari 1.0 or later

Detailed installation instructions

1. Download

   Click here to download SlipStream client for Macintosh.

   After the download is complete, double-click on the file so it mounts itself to Desktop.

2. Install

   Double-click on the icon will launch the installer.

   

   The installer will guide you through the complete setup process.

   

3. Connect

   As this is your first time launching the product, you will be prompted for a username and password. Enter the SlipStream username found on the Account Management page of your DialupAtCost account.

   

   Click the Save and Continue button. SlipStream Web Accelerator will connect to the acceleration server.

   After launching the SlipStream Web Accelerator, you will see the following icon in the dock.

   

4. Browse the Web

   Browse the Web as you normally would. The SlipStream Web Accelerator will automatically accelerate your browsing session.

   When finished, simply close your Web browser, as you normally would, and SlipStream Web Accelerator will remain open and ready to accelerate your next browsing session.

   If you want to stop the application after browsing select Stop SlipStream Web Accelerator from the application menu, or if you desire to exit the application all together click Quit from the application menu.

5. Further Assistance

   Still having trouble? Please the SlipStream User Guide to Macintosh.