Re: SIS Question

[joko@crl.com (Joe Kohn)]

 >The few details currently up on the Spectrum Internet Suite state
 >that it requires a UNIX shell account to work. I wonder if this account
 >would be suitable. Can anyone drop some hints?

Spectrum Internet Suite works with either Genie or with a dial up Unix
shell account.

In essence, if using an ISP or freenet, you need to be able to get to a
Unix prompt in order to run Spectrum Internet Suite. If you're currently
using a menu based Unix system, check to see if there's an option to "Exit
to Unix" or "Exit to Shell" (or words to that effect).

 >How does it work, anyway? Does it interpret the HTML tags that it
 >gets through a program like Lynx into pretty text on a GS?

It works because it's a IIGS web browser. It doesn't require any software
to be placed on your ISP's computer, and it has nothing to do with lynx.

(BTW, the next issue of Shareware Solutions II will be going into the mail
within the next couple of days, and there's a very long article in there
all about Spectrum Internet Suite. For those of you who don't subscribe, I
can sum up the article in 8 words: Rush right out and buy Spectrum Internet
Suite!!!)

Joe Kohn
http://www.crl.com/~joko