Re: Web Browser

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates) writes...

>In article <6hlla4$hmh$1@tikehau.netreach.net>,
>John A. Simkiss, III <jas3@netreach.net> wrote:
>>Anybody know of any Web Browsers that would run on an old Apple ][+ w/ dual
>>floppies?
> 
>   This solution does not run a web browser on the actual Apple II,
>but the end result is nearly the same: get a telcomm program for the
>][+, and a unix shell account from a local Internet Service Provider
>(ISP). With that, you can dial into the ISP, and run 'lynx' to view
>the content from web pages (some graphics can be downloaded and viewed
>separately; most web plugins that help deliver useless fluff are out),
>send/recieve email, everything else. Thus, if you want a fast and
>simple way to get the real content out of web pages, this'll work
>great.

    I wouldn't recommend using an Apple II Plus as a terminal,
granted even the fact it can be adapted to display 80 columns, 
lowercase text and run software capable of VT-100 emulation in 
64K RAM ("Kermit" the program probably).

    There are no up/down arrow keys, which would make using a mail
editor and Lynx rather difficult. Then there is also the lack of 
keys for entering special characters, like tidel (~) for example.
At minimum I would recommend an enhanced Apple IIe with extended
80 columns card (and you'll still have to hold down Solid-Apple
while pressing the arrow keys, which applies to the IIc/IIc Plus
as well). I used to use an Apple IIe with 1200 baud internal modem
as an "emergency" terminal for accessing my VAX and Unix shell
accounts--workable, but not pleasant. My Apple IIgs with ProTERM
and a 14.4K modem makes an _excellent_ terminal (minus the lack
of a full VT-100 display, namely color and bold/underline) which
I still even use to this day over my PC.

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca