Re: Almost There!

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Jeff Blakeney" <CUTjblakeney@syndicomm.com> wrote in message
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> On 27 Aug 2003 17:22:49 -0700, julian814@hotmail.com (Ralph Glatt)
> wrote:
>
> >Jeff Blakeney <CUTjblakeney@syndicomm.com> wrote in message
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> >>
> >> Bill, you can use STerm's telnet option to telnet to various sites
> >> (including Syndicomm if you are a member) which is always handy.  You
> >> can even telnet to several sites that offer free access to the Lynx
> >> web browser so that you can surf the web with your Apple II via STerm
> >> on your PC.
> >
> >Know of any places that will let me do this? ;-)
>
> As I just posted to Bill one site you can try is
> guest.sailor.lib.md.us but here is what I posted for Bill in case your
> news server misses that message:
>
> What you want to do is, once you get the STerm command line on your
> Apple II, type in:
>
>      telnet guest.sailor.lib.md.us

Important note: Must use lower case to login. Type "guest".
Also, formatting is not as good as I'd hoped, am I doing something
wrong. And, thanks for the help Jeff. If there is any way to get HTML
over this connection please let me know. I love it so far. Was on many
sites with it including my own. Some have too much html and pics, but
I can deal with it. Also if there is a list of TELNET sites somewhere I
sure would like those. Love surfing on the Apple IIgs. Thanks again.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
Web Site - http://garberstreet.netfirms.com
Email - willy46pa@comcast.net

> That site will tell you to log in as "guest" and you will then have
> access to the version of Lynx that they are running.  I'm sure there
> are other sites that allow this out there too but this is one I've
> seen mentioned before.
>
> I just tested that site and it does work but I didn't think to try the
> download option that Lynx gives you.  I believe it should allow you to
> download graphics and files using one of the regular file transfer
> protocols (Xmodem, Ymodem, Zmodem, et al) but I imagine it would be
> fairly slow if it does work.
>
> Oh, one more thing, when you log in it will ask you what terminal type
> you are using.  You need to make sure that the terminal type you tell
> their system and the terminal type your communications program on the
> Apple II is using are both set to the same thing.  VT100 is usually a
> good choice unless you are using a IIgs where you can get programs
> that support colour ANSI which is nice.
>
> However, this brings up another point.  If you are using ProTERM you
> may want to change some of the settings so that links will be
> highlighted (inversed) and underlined or bold text won't be displayed
> differently than regular text.  There might be more to this but I'm
> just going from memory of posts or articles I've read in the past
> about using Lynx with ProTERM.
>
> Have fun!  :-)
>
> >I noticed I didn't get a readme file with the program. Is there any
> >place where I can get instructions on how to use the program? Might
> >make things a little easier. ;-)
>
> You didn't get a readme text file?  I got one with mine along with
> history and licence text files.  There should have been links to them
> created in your "Start" menu in a "Programs" folder called STerm20.
> However, those files aren't very helpful.  What you want to read is
> the Windows help file that is also in that programs folder and is also
> available by clicking the "Help" button in STerm.
>
> >What would you be able to do with full FTP support? STerm as it is now
> >should be enough to suit my needs, but I do want to know if there's
> >anything I'm missing out on!
>
> FTP support would allow you to connect to FTP sites and download
> files.  If STerm supported this you could use this command:
>
>      ftp ftp.gno.org
>
> to connect to the Trenco Apple II Archive, browse the directories of
> files there and download public domain, freeware and shareware Apple
> II files (SHK, SDK, BXY, et al).
>
> The problem with doing this is that the PC would probably have to
> buffer the file because it will most likely be able to receive the
> entire file via FTP faster that the PC can transfer that file to the
> Apple II using something like Zmodem.  This is especially true if your
> PC is set up with a high speed internet account.  However, I don't see
> that as much of a problem but the author of STerm may not have wanted
> to deal with it.
>
> -- 
>  Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in the
>                  Apple II Community on Syndicomm.com
>  CUT the obvious from my address if you want to e-mail me


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