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

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

6. What is RISC OS?
7. What is Thin-Client/Server Computing?
8. Who are Citrix?
9. What does ICA stand for?
10. What is Citrix Metaframe?
11. What is a Windows-Based terminal?
12. What is the difference between Windows NT Server 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition?

13. Which Acorn machines can use Topcat?
14. Which Acorn Computers can run Windows Applications?
15. What Windows applications can be run?
16. Can I run multi-media applications, eg Encarta?
17. Can I still use RISC OS applications?
18. Can I keep Windows applications open and switch to a RISC OS application?
19. How do I switch between RISC OS and Windows?
20. Can I convert files created in Windows for use by a RISC OS application and vice-versa?
21. How do I run a Published Application?

22. What configuration is needed on each Client machine?
23. How do I add another client machine to the network?
24. How do I configure IP addresses?
25. How do I add user accounts?
26. Can I add multiple users automatically?
27. How many characters are allowed in the username?
28. How do I add a network printer?
29. Can I print from RISC OS?
30. How can security issues be handled?
31. How can users change their passwords?
32. Can I share Acorn CD ROMs?
33. How do I enable AUN?
34. How do I enable Access?

34. What specification pc do I need for the server?
35. How much memory do I need in the server?
36. How much memory do I need in the client?

37. I have an Acorn Network Computer. Can it work with Topcat?
38. Acorn NC: How do I tell if I need an upgrade?
39. Is Topcat Millenium (Y2K) compliant?
40. Can I use Atomwide's NTFiler with Topcat?
41. Can I use !Style with Topcat?
42. What Client Licences do I need with Terminal Server?
43. Can I use the latest version of !Printers with Topcat?

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

45. How are RISC OS filenames displayed in Windows?
46. How are Windows filenames shown in RISC OS?
47. How many client machines can be supported by the server?
48. How do I find out the IP address allocated to the client?
49. Backslash key doesn't work in Windows

50. Cannot find a bootp server
51. I/O error in server browser
52. The Winframe Server you have selected is not accepting connections
53. Error: Cannot find given server (Error number &1660A)
54. The server or application name given cannot be resolved or the Master Server Browser can not be located
55. Error: Share name does not exist (Error number &16623)
56. Error: File ‘Lanman::Armboot.$.!tcboot not found (Error number &D6)
57. Bootfile name has not been configured by bootp
58. Error message: Bootfile not being set by bootp
59. Error from server (Error number &1660C)
60. Error: Unable to perform operation (Error number &1660D)
61. Network Protocol Error (Error number &1660F)
62. Error Access not allowed (Error number &166B4)
63. Error: User account has been disabled (Error number &1663D)
64. Error: no such connection
65. Timeout Error
66. Unrecoverable error in runtime system: free failed
67. Error: Unable to create files in "LanMan::Armboot.$.!Boot.Resources.!Scrap.ScrapDirs", error returned is: "Access not allowed" (Error number &6)
68. Error message: "Not in n of updspace" received when trying to launch !Browse
69. Error message: Bad Parameters (Error number &16601)
70. Fatal Error Type 5 when trying to launch the ICA Client
71. AUN does not work
72. Acorn's Access does not work
73. Internal error, trap while in trap handler: Data abort
74. Machine freezes whilst booting
75. Machine freezes when trying to run Revelation Pro
76. Machine freezes when trying to run The Big Picture
77. Error: the configuration is protected against changes (Error number &806509)
78. Windows 95 or Windows 98 Clients hang when trying to log on to Domain
79. Error &44781 Please contact your administrator
80. Error: Abort on instruction fetch ... (Error number &800001)
81. Grey Screen when exiting a Windows Session
82. Ant/Atomwide Network and Topcat v2
83. Applications return "File Sharing violation" when saving files
84. Applications return "File is too big to save on a single disc" when saving files
85. Machine freezes or you receive the error "Application may have gone wrong."
86. NC Fitted with Atomwide Network Card freezes

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