Re: Unix/Linux Box

[julian814@hotmail.com (Ralph Glatt)]

"Ernest" <leucoplast@seanet.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message news:<Z0D0b.205620$uu5.37405@sccrnsc04>...
> "Ralph Glatt" <julian814@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Okay, gents, I just can't wait for Contiki to come out for the //c. I
> > want to put together a Unix/Linux box I can use as a go-between so I
> > can get software for my //c off the internet. I've talked to some of
> > my geek friends at school, and they're willing to help. I also thought
> > I might ask here, since I'm sure a lot of you have already done
> > something like this. Any recommendations? I have (I think) a 486 that
> > runs at 100 MHz, and has two ~500 Meg hard drives. I know I'm going to
> > need a modem to get the 486 on the internet, any idea where I might
> > get one cheap? How about software? I haven't checked the FAQ yet, but
> > will after I'm done posting. Oh, yeah, I'm going to hook up my //c to
> > the 486 through a serial cable. Thanks!
> >
> > Ralph Glatt
> 
> When you talk about a go-between, what do you mean? If you're currently
> using a Windows computer, why not just use that as your go-between -ie,
> download disk images onto your current PC, and convert the images to floppy
> on your IIc using a program called ADT. You can connect them together using
> a standard null modem cable. ADT is easy to use, once you get it set up, and
> you could keep the IIc on the desk next to your PC, which is nice because it
> allows you to read FAQs and How-to's on your PC while you work on your IIc.
> That's what I do.

That's what I read in the FAQ, and I am thinking of making a null
modem cable. The thing is, I also want to be able to do email, usenet
and telnet as well as downloading software. Usenet is important,
because I want to be able to get files off the binary group, should
there be any.


Ralph Glatt