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This document provides a guide for setting up a WWW-based kiosk using Linux, X11R6, FVWM2, Netscape Navigator 4.X, and a customized trackball. It outlines the methods that were used to create a public kiosk for the Hands On Biodiversity Gallery at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.

1. Introduction

• 1.1 Copyright, license and terms of usage
• 1.2 Acknowledgements

2. Overview

3. Building a Kiosk Environment

4. Initializing the Kiosk

5. Other Considerations

6. Future Directions

• 6.1 Remote Kiosks
• 6.2 Touchscreens
• 6.3 Keyboards
• 6.4 Collaboration

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