Home Up 

Topcat FAQ

Up
General
Technology
Applications
Configuration
Hardware
Software
Network resources
Technical Details
Troubleshooting

The questions have been categorised loosely into related sections, in an effort to make finding the desired information simpler and quicker.

horizontal rule

Index of Questions

General

  1. What is Topcat?
  2. How much does Topcat cost?
  3. What is Topcat Lite?
  4. How much does Topcat Lite cost?
  5. What do I need to build a system?

Technology

  1. What is RISC OS?
  2. What is Thin-Client/Server Computing?
  3. Who are Citrix?
  4. What does ICA stand for?
  5. What is Citrix Metaframe?
  6. What is a Windows-Based terminal?
  7. What is the difference between Windows NT Server 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition?

Applications

btnTopPage.gif (1133 bytes)

  1. Which Acorn machines can use Topcat?
  2. Which Acorn Computers can run Windows Applications?
  3. What Windows applications can be run?
  4. Can I run multi-media applications, eg Encarta?
  5. Can I still use RISC OS applications?
  6. Can I keep Windows applications open and switch to a RISC OS application?
  7. How do I switch between RISC OS and Windows?
  8. Can I convert files created in Windows for use by a RISC OS application and vice-versa?
  9. How do I run a Published Application?

Configuration

btnTopPage.gif (1133 bytes)

  1. What configuration is needed on each Client machine?
  2. How do I add another client machine to the network?
  3. How do I configure IP addresses?
  4. How do I add user accounts?
  5. Can I add multiple users automatically?
  6. How many characters are allowed in the username?
  7. How do I add a network printer?
  8. Can I print from RISC OS?
  9. How can security issues be handled?
  10. How can users change their passwords?
  11. Can I share Acorn CD ROMs?
  12. How do I enable AUN?
  13. How do I enable Access?

Hardware Issues

btnTopPage.gif (1133 bytes)

  1. What specification pc do I need for the server?
  2. How much memory do I need in the server?
  3. How much memory do I need in the client?

Software Issues

btnTopPage.gif (1133 bytes)

  1. I have an Acorn Network Computer. Can it work with Topcat?
  2. Acorn NC: How do I tell if I need an upgrade?
  3. Is Topcat Millenium (Y2K) compliant?
  4. Can I use Atomwide's NTFiler with Topcat?
  5. Can I use !Style with Topcat?
  6. What Client Licences do I need with Terminal Server?
  7. Can I use the latest version of !Printers with Topcat?

Network resources

btnTopPage.gif (1133 bytes)

  1. What www/ftp related sites are available on the net?

Technical Details

btnTopPage.gif (1133 bytes)

  1. How are RISC OS filenames displayed in Windows?
  2. How are Windows filenames shown in RISC OS?
  3. How many client machines can be supported by the server?
  4. How do I find out the IP address allocated to the client?
  5. Backslash key doesn't work in Windows

Troubleshooting - what causes the following errors?

btnTopPage.gif (1133 bytes)

  1. Cannot find a bootp server
  2. I/O error in server browser
  3. The Winframe Server you have selected is not accepting connections
  4. Error: Cannot find given server (Error number &1660A)
  5. The server or application name given cannot be resolved or the Master Server Browser can not be located
  6. Error: Share name does not exist (Error number &16623)
  7. Error: File ‘Lanman::Armboot.$.!tcboot not found (Error number &D6)
  8. Bootfile name has not been configured by bootp
  9. Error message: Bootfile not being set by bootp
  10. Error from server (Error number &1660C)
  11. Error: Unable to perform operation (Error number &1660D)
  12. Network Protocol Error (Error number &1660F)
  13. Error Access not allowed (Error number &166B4)
  14. Error: User account has been disabled (Error number &1663D)
  15. Error: no such connection
  16. Timeout Error
  17. Unrecoverable error in runtime system: free failed
  18. Error: Unable to create files in "LanMan::Armboot.$.!Boot.Resources.!Scrap.ScrapDirs", error returned is: "Access not allowed" (Error number &6)
  19. Error message: "Not in n of updspace" received when trying to launch !Browse
  20. Error message: Bad Parameters (Error number &16601)
  21. Fatal Error Type 5 when trying to launch the ICA Client
  22. AUN does not work
  23. Acorn's Access does not work
  24. Internal error, trap while in trap handler: Data abort
  25. Machine freezes whilst booting
  26. Machine freezes when trying to run Revelation Pro
  27. Machine freezes when trying to run The Big Picture
  28. Error: the configuration is protected against changes (Error number &806509)
  29. Windows 95 or Windows 98 Clients hang when trying to log on to Domain
  30. Error &44781 Please contact your administrator
  31. Error: Abort on instruction fetch ... (Error number &800001)
  32. Grey Screen when exiting a Windows Session
  33. Ant/Atomwide Network and Topcat v2
  34. Applications return "File Sharing violation" when saving files
  35. Applications return "File is too big to save on a single disc" when saving files
  36. Machine freezes or you receive the error "Application may have gone wrong."
  37. NC Fitted with Atomwide Network Card freezes

horizontal rule

Home ] Up ] General ] Technology ] Applications ] Configuration ] Hardware ] Software ] Network resources ] Technical Details ] Troubleshooting ]Back ]

Send mail to webmaster@microlynx.co.uk with questions or comments about this web site.
Copyright © 1998-2001 Microlynx Software Engineering Limited   E&OE
Last modified: October 21, 2009