Re: Future Developments

[Ralph Glatt <mairsil@my-deja.com>]

In article <92amk0$qr$1@eskinews.eskimo.com>,
  "John King" <joki@eskimo.com> wrote:
> > Ralph Glatt <mairsil@my-deja.com> writes:
> > >Well, one thing I'd like to see is a way for 8-bit Apple users to
get on
> > >the internet without having to use a Shell account. I really don't
want
> > >much, just a way to email and read the usenet, and possibly a way
to
> > >telnet into systems that can accomodate an Apple //. Nathan Mates
said
> > >this isn't possible with TCP/IP lines, though, so I doubt it'll
ever
> > >happen.
>
> Maybe you're not implying this .... but what's so bad about a shell
account?
> There are still available, there are good newsreaders like Tin, good
> browsers like Lynx, and good ISP's like Eskimo (no I don't work for
them).
>
> People act like shell accounts are bad or evil, in fact they are
excellent
> and a good match for an Apple II.
>
> Even if you had the software you still end up trying to sling around a
GUI
> and that's always tough for a 1 to 2.8 MHz CPU.

I have nothing against shell accounts, but they are getting harder to
come by, and there's no local ISP that has shell accounts anymore. I'd
like to be able to call a local number to access the internet with my
Apple //c.


Ralph Glatt


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