Re: www on Apple II logged onto Unix BBS?

[schultp@aa.wl.com (Paul Schultz)]

James OReilly (joreilly@news.dorsai.org) wrote:


: Is world-wide web available to Apple II users logged onto a Unix BBS 
: internet connection?  I don't believe Mosaic is available to such a user, 
: but is basic www service?  I can run Unix commands remotely on my host 
: from my Apple II.  Should it matter what the home computer is if the host 
: can handle www?  Since I emulate VT-100, isn't the my Apple II in effect 
: a dumb terminal?

Yes, if your UNIX host has 'lynx' or 'www' installed. These are text
based WWW browsers. I have used lynx which is very easy to use. I have
no experience with www.

On a related note, there is a program for Windows PCs called SlipKnot.
This is a GUI front end to the WWW similar to Mosaic or Netscape but
can be used without a SLIP or PPP hookup. SlipKnot only requires a
connection to a host which runs LYNX or www on its end. It supposedly
runs as fast as a web browser with a SLIP connection!

COULD A SLIPKNOT-GS BE DEVELOPED?!?

Paul Schultz
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