Re: Apple IIgs - Internet Capable???

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Sue Leistico <sleistico@novon.net> wrote:

>Hello.  My parents own an Apple IIgs (ROM 3) purchased
>sometime in the late 1980s.  All they want to use it for now
>is internet access and e-mail.  I'm a PC user myself so am
>unable to answer their questions about whether it can be
>upgraded to the point where they can use it for that
>purpose.
>
>Any ideas????  If the answer is positive, what advice do you
>have about modems, browsers, etc.?

The answer is indeed positive.  You will need the terminal
program called Spectrum for email and for web browsing,
get the browser plug in for it.  See the following URL:

http://www.myesource.com/sevenhills/applesoftware/iigs/sis/sis.htm

Not as fancy as web browsing with a PC, but you can get
most of the information content of a web page with this
browser.

For a modem, I recommend a 28.8 one or faster.  The
IIGS will connect to external modems sold for the Mac or
PC with a Mac to modem cable sold in any store that has
Mac stuff.  A 14.4 modem will also work, but will be slower
for web browsing.  It would be ok for email though.