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Re: Unix/Linux Box



Jeff Blakeney <CUTjblakeney@sentex.net> wrote in message news:<i6r7kvcsn9ts55l38qtfe9oitl1g9f9vom@4ax.com>...
> 
> There is a program called STerm 2.0 that you could use instead if you
> wanted to run Windows on that 486 instead.  I used to run Windows 95
> on a 486DX4-100 with 16 or 24 MB of RAM and it worked okay.  Here is
> the description of STerm from one site I found that lists it for
> download (ZDNetIndia I believe it was):
> 
>      "STerm is a Windows terminal server that provides Telnet, RLogin,
>       Ping, traceroute, finger, lookup, getmail, and other Internet
>       services to serial terminals. It makes it possible to use a
>       serial VT100/220/320/420 terminal on the COM port of a Windows
>       computer. Up to four terminals can be used simultaneously. STerm
>       also has support for SOCKS 4 firewalls."
> 
> It is a freeware and is only a 500 KB or so download.  If you want to
> use Lynx to browse the web from you //c, there are several places that
> you can telnet to and use the version of Lynx that they make
> available.

Okay, going to try this again. Stupid Google, can't wait until I can
post with my //c! Anyway, I tried to download STerm from ZDNet India,
but apparently the server where they get the software isn't working.
Any idea where else I might get STerm? I really want to try this out!


Ralph Glatt