Re: ANN: Web Browser for 8 bit Apple //

[tturner@ecn.ab.ca ()]

Bart (you@somehost.somedomain) wrote:
: I don't know if this adds any, muddies the waters or...., but,

: Just to let folks know who have not tinkered with it; the LANceGS card works 
: to one degree in the IIe: The system setup and test applications are all 8 bit 
: PRODOS.  The actual IP address and such for this Ethernet card is set in the 
: internal firmware. yes,   it sets the TCP/IP address in the firmware.
<snip>
:  Now, my point is simple here:  A LANceGS needs a TCP aware network to talk 
: to, and a 8 bit BUS to communicate.  Thats right an 8 bit BUS. it IS a slot 
: card after all.  Also it uses 8 bit ProDOS utilites to tests it, ping it, set 
: its IP, establish subnet, etc.  SO....it seems logical to ME at least that it 
: would be possible to get this gadget to speak to some OTHER TCP/IP 
: stack...if'n a feller were smart enough ;)
: The LANceGS ain't cheap though; about one hundred fifty bucks or there abouts, 
: so, save your box tops.
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--> If, by adding a LANceGS card to my IIe, possibly modded - and if,
    by adding some software (installable on my Sider), I could get my
    IIe to be able to share/swap/copy/open files with/between the PC's
    on my P2P network (IOW, add my IIe directly to my network, via/
    through my Linksys Switches); then I would quite likely spring for
    the dollars to obtain such.  Simply because I think t'would be so
    very, very, cool.

    I can go online with ProTERM 3.1 and my SupraModem 2400 and my
    dial-in Freenet account (Lynx, Pine, etc.) and I'm happy enough.
    After all, all I do on t he Apple-side is read my e-mail and the
    News Groups I've subscribed to - I use my PC, Win98SE & IE55 and
    RADSL to do any exploring on the graphical-side of things.

    Unfortunately - it seems that not only will I never be able to
    add my IIe to my P2P network; but that I'll also be unable to
    add my IIgs to the network - due to apparently needing not only
    a MacIntosh computer, but also some other hardware (Gatorbox?)
    as well as software and the LANceGS card.  Now, to me, this seems
    like cheating or at least a bastardization.  I don't have a Mac
    and though I'm sure I'll eventually get one - just to have in my
    collection; I want to be adding a Mac because I _want_ to; not
    because I _HAVE_ to, just in order to be able to get my IIgs to
    get onto a network (and even then - it appears, from general
    reading - that it can only be added to a Client/Server network
    and _NOT_ onto a P2P network).

    My simple wish - to be able to exchange files between my PC's
    and my Apple 2's, on a P2P network; seems to be a foolish one.

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