Re: Using Linux to get Apples surfing?

[Lee Cremeans <lee@lcremeans.homeip.net>]

Alistair J Ross wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am waiting in anticipation for a new Apple II, courtesy of this lists
> John Van Winkle.
>
> Whilst I await the delivery I have been pondering upon what my next Apple
> II conquest will be. I will be using an Apple II platinum (so I guess that
> means 64K of ram to play with?).
>
> Okay, what I'd like to do is to open up one of my Linux boxes serial ports
> and run some sort of serial connection between the Apple and the Linux
> box, so that I can basically access a terminal of the Linux box. I believe
> that the A2 Platinum is an 80-column machine, so the standard 80 column
> PC-type terminal should be OK, yes?

Yeah, it should, as long as you have (or get) a Super Serial Card and a 
null modem cable.

I've done the same thing with my IIgs, which is connected to my Power 
Mac 7600 with a Mac/IIgs->ImageWriter printer cable. It might be a bit 
weird if you run the terminal faster than about 9600 or 19200 (my GS can 
do 38400 without dropping characters in fast mode, dunno about a stock 
II), but it does work. I've even used the GS as an emergency terminal 
for the 7600's Open Firmware (for when my adventures with alternate OSes 
on the Mac go awry).

-lee