Re: Genie and the Apple //

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

In article <373EF8E3.5616@sonic.net>,
  pgrammen@sonic.net wrote:
> Ralph Glatt wrote:
> >
> > Does Genie still have a shell, so someone with an Apple // can
access
> > them directly? Are there *any* computer services that still have
shell
> > access like AOL used to?
> >
>
> Hi Ralph,
> yes, my ISP offers shell, and some others do too. Ask around in your
> area. Shell is so much better for some things, like getting the entire
> contents of a directory at once. On my ISP you have to learn Linux
> commands, though.
> -Paul

Thanks, Paul, but what I was looking for was something like Genie used
to be - not only did you get internet access, but you could download
from their library of Apple // software directly. This is why I am
asking.



Ralph Glatt


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