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DHCP Selected By Chris Williams. Published: 11th Apr 2002, 15:58:54 | Permalink | PrintableIncluding Printers+, Replay bundle, Appletalk support and multiuser logon support Good news for RISC OS Select users it seems and interesting news for everyone else. In an official press release sent from RISC OS Ltd, the following goodies are now available from the private download area:
- DHCP support
- Tested on various systems including a university campus network, RISC OS Ltd's client can communicate with a DHCP server to be allocated an IP for the network the computer is connected to.
- Multi-User Logon
- This allows many users to share one computer with each user having their own application choices directory and 'home' directory.
- Multi-tasking Replay release
- According to the press release, "this will be a collection of all the various items that were released on various cover CD's and by Acorn to developers along with a trial plugin to control Movie playback."
- Printers+ preview
- A sneak preview of the new printer system that supports network printers, multiple output bins, printer bundles and automatic printer recognition.
- And finally
- A preview of the new OmniClient with Appletalk support along with various other enhancements to RISC OS itself.
You can read the full press release here, although most of it is only relevant to current Select users.
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