Re: Getting a IIe online...

[Tom Zuchowski <cd003508@interramp.com>]

z008729b@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us (Martin Gruen) wrote:
>  Talking to a friend of mine, she was annoyed that her funds to get her 
>into a PC didn't work out, and all she had was a lousy IIe, and how she 
>was told she couldn't get a modem or do email with it.  I set her 
>straight, but I'm not familiar with getting a IIe online (I went from a 
>II+ to a IIgs).
>  What kind of porting does it have in back or does it need an internal 
>card or interface card for an external modem?
>  I'm assuming that ProTerm 3.x would be the right piece of software.

ProTERM 3.1 is EXACTLY the right kind of software.  Make sure that she has 
an enhanced IIe and at least 128K of RAM. She'll need a serial card and an 
external modem, and then she's ready to get online.  With the right 
provider, she can even do (non-graphical) Web browsing.

TomZ