Re: Apple IIc and Internet

[Mark Vanderwiel <kramvan@aol.com>]

a few years ago when AOL was just starting, they included a IIe/c diskette for
their software....(a collector's item) but I have not checked this out
lately....maybe you should call some of the older isp's...

Supertimer wrote:

> "Marius Diepenhorst (pokey)" <pokey@dds.nl> wrote:
>
> >> Can someone tell me how to connect an Apple IIc to the internet?
> >>
> >> All your help will be appreciated.
> >>
> >Hmmm no specific ideas, BUT... with apple 2 I'm a very newbie, but with
> >Atari 8bit I'm not (!). The Atari XL/XE is using EXACT the same processor.
> >And there are in Poland folks having a TCP/IP system for this 6502c
> >processor. It doesn't work that great, but they are working at it.
>
> The Commodore folks have one, I believe.
>
> The Apple IIGS has one, but it does not count because as
> a 16-bit computer with a 16MB memory space (up to 8MB
> usable for RAM), it is not really in the same league (it is
> easier to implement TCP/IP on it than on the more
> challenging 8-bit units).
>
> For years, SOME people here on csa2 flamed ANYONE
> suggesting it MIGHT be possible to implement TCP/IP
> on the 8-BIT (non-GS) Apple II units.  Funny how Atari
> and Commodore folks could do it.  Luckily, those "flaming
> elements" have now left csa2.
>
> Like Randy Shakelford said, I am very happy that the
> PRINCIPLE flaming element has left csa2.  ;-)