Re: Delphi Dumps Apple II users (and others)

[James Gray <jamesg@alaska.net>]

Adalbert Goertz wrote:

> >> re
> >> Maybe I don't understand, but why can't an Apple user just get a shell
> >> account like my ISP offers. You just dial in (haven't done it with an

> >> Apple 2 but shouldn't be difficult) and you have a text based Unix
> shell.

> I use www.oldcolo.com  for my shell in Colo Springs.
> I understand that there is a national ISP called  foxvalley.com
> which offers shells nationally.

It looks like it is www.foxvalley.net.  foxvalley.com appears to be a tech
college.

The trouble with getting an Apple II shell account is finding a place that
offers one as a local call.  Some places now offering shell accounts are
dropping them. The shell service probably does require extra knowledge by
the isp staff. With Netscape and Internet Explorer dominating the browser
world, shell accounts are a limited market in most areas. I didn't see a
local number for foxvalley.net from my area. Most isps around here don't
offer shell accounts.

I have a shell account and it is great for Apple II browsing and downloading
files. Lynx can now handle frames, but it gets VERY cumbersome navigating
them. Delphi's frames are confusing from Lynx. It is doable.

It would be tough finding another shell account in Alaska if this isp drops
them.

- James - [IMAGE]