Re: PLEASE... I need help.

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

supershow8000@hotmail.com writes ...
> 
> Hello all...
> 
> I am in a very big jam and I really need help.
> 
> My PC hard drive crashed, and I am looking for a copy of any
> piece of terminal software for the Apple //e computer. Anything
> that can at least allow me to text-basedly access my email
> account on my ISP.
> 
> I need a copy of a program like Apple Access II (Or something
> simular), that will offer me a connection of at least 2400bps
> (preferably 9600bps or faster). I have an Apple //e with 128k
> of RAM and an 80 Column Card.
>

     With some kind of telecom program to establish a connection, you
may be able to use a news/email reader named "2qwk!". Here is some
information on 2qwk! from the Csa2 FAQs ...

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From: Brian Hammack

006- How can I read & send email and newsgroup messages
     with my Apple II?

     You can use a program by Tom Larson named "2qwk!".  Many PC-based
BBS's and other servers have hidden among the door programs a
"maildoor," which will package all unread messages in a user's chosen
news groups and make them available for download as a single compressed
file, called a QWK packet. (Hence "2qwk", QWK access for Apple II; get
it?!)

     So, you have a QWK packet sent to your machine, which takes a few
seconds to a few minutes depending on how fast the modem is and how many
messages there are. Then, you can go off-line and launch 2qwk!.
Selecting "Archiver" lets you start the utility of your choice (such as
Angel 0.81b, available separately) to unpack the QWK packet and return
to 2qwk!.

     Now, you may select "Messages" to view your news groups, scan
messages by author and subject, and, finally, read individual messages.
When you find a post that needs a reply, you can decide how much of the
message to quote and type-in your words of wisdom. You can also haul in
text from disk and, even, pick just the right tagline (snappy words at
the very end of many messages seen on-line nowadays). Naturally, 2qwk!
allows complete freedom to change a message title along with the group
to which it is to be posted and to originate new messages.

     When you are done reading and replying, you exit the program and it
creates a reply file, called a REP packet. The next time you connect,
you simply upload the REP to the maildoor. The maildoor will decide what
goes where and your messages will enter cyberspace pronto!

     To use 2qwk! you will need an enhanced Apple IIe, IIc, or IIgs,
with at least 128k RAM and drive space to hold the QWK data. The program
itself will fit on a 5.25" disk with plenty of room to spare. Of course,
the server to which you connect must have a QWK-compatible maildoor.
2qwk! runs under ProDOS 2.x. It comes with QuickFix, a program to patch
ProDOS, and other utility programs to handle MSDOS-legal names.

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     I do not know how well all of this works with one of the freeware
telecom programs (like ZLink). The one most likely to know is Brian
(Mushroom) Hammack.



Rubywand