Re: IIGS and TCP/IP

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <eclst2+-1906972231040001@ehdup-e1-12.rmt.net.pitt.edu>,
Ed Lomax <eclst2+@pitt.edu> wrote:
>Most of our users are interested in "surfing the net" and using a Mac or
>PC to do so. As a result, the IIGSs are doing a great job collecting dust.
>I'd like to connect the IIGSs to the Internet as well. 

   Most to all of these questions are answered in the comp.sys.apple2
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) at
http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html sections 7.1 - 7.4. I
encourage you to visit the FAQ for more detail that what's given here.


>- Is it possible to add an Ethernet card and/or TCP/IP software to the IIGS?

   The Ethernet cards was canned by Apple just before it was finished;
GS/TCP has been in non-public beta for years and is not yet available.

>- If so, will it take an advanced degree in physics to install it?

   The above two options are not available, so I suppose you just
have to remain alive long enough to get GS/TCP.

>- What kinds of options are there available for useful implementations
>and/or    
>  the recycling of the IIGS in the age of Netscape?

   See FAQ section 7.1. With a serial (i.e. modem or null modem)
connection to a shell account from a unix box, Spectrum Internet Suite
gives you essentially a gui-ified lynx web browser-- no pictures or
standard net browser plugins. [And you don't *need* pictures to visit
most web sites despite what some will say] However, it is reported
to work quite well in what it's doing.

>- Where can one find useful Internet resources on the venerable Apple IIGS?

   FAQ, table of contents will point you at a lot.

Nathan Mates
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