Re: Help with modem please

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <323C26BB.1CFB@igd.fhg.de>, G. Zachmann <zach@igd.fhg.de> wrote:
>I'm planning to buy a modem for my good ol' apple ][ europlus.

   Since you asked this, I've added a lot of info to the
comp.sys.apple2 FAQ related to modems and internet access. I encourage
you to take a look at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html

>However, i found that i don't know enough about modems for apple][ :
>can i pug in a modem in my apple which has got only 64k and 2 disks?

   Yes. Modems existed for Apples before the average system had 64K
or 2 disks. :)

>is there a modem which would plug in directly into a slot or do i always
>need some piece of hardware in-between?

   The fastest internal modem for an Apple II was at 2400 baud. With
a Super Serial Card and an external modem, 9600 (reliable) or 19200
(iffy) is possible. The Turbo ASP addon to Super Serial Cards lets you
go faster, but if your //e doesn't have a speed accelerator card/chip,
it won't be able to display fast enough.

>what is the max. baudrate i should go for?
>what is good software which would turn my apple into a vt100, and which
>could do a telnet and ftp?

   No native Apple II telnet/ftp programs exist. They're being worked
on for the GS only to my knowledge. Dial up to an internet service
provider and use _their_ telnet and ftp over vt100.

Nathan Mates

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