Re: Use //c to show ftp weather from Bureau of Meteorology

[lyricalnanoha@dosius.ath.cx (Steve Nickolas)]

Osgeld wrote:
> On Jun 22, 2:25�pm, Tony Cianfaglione <ab...@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote:
>> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010, Osgeld wrote:
>> > requires scripting of some sort, but seems like a better solution than
>> > tony's (borderline spam) solution
>>
>> � � How is it borderline spam when I get no financial benefit from
>> suggesting what is a great service that still supports classic and legacy
>> systems. �Everybody complains these days that the internet world has
>> moved on and this freenet is fighting to stay alive so that it can offer
>> free (for needy folks) and cheap accounts for hobbyists, legacy buffs to
>> hang onto their older systems and connect directly with the internet and
>> not worry about javascript garbage, cookies etc?
>>
>> � � No wonder I hardly post on csa2 anymore with attitudes like this.
�I
>> fight to help keep the II alive everyday and offer support for anyone
>> looking to do so. �And what do I get? �Accused of spamming the
newsgroup.
>> Get real! �So, are those folks who are bragging up Carte Blanche, the
>> iDisk etc spamming? �Getting a cheap internet text account is a lot
>> easier
>> than writing scripts to try to connect your IIc to a PC and getting ftp
>> to
>> work over it.
> 
> I dont know that you are or are not getting kickback, here is my
> thought when I saw it
> 
> "hey I have an apple connected to a pc"
> 
> first solution, get a long distance plan and check out this service
> (continues with a newspaper ad) your just missing an 800 number and a
> sales rep contact
> 
> its not my fault you didnt bother to keep up with the internet and the
> only solution you have is to have someone provide you a service,
> mostly what you get already on your pc and you just have to pipe it
> over a serial port
> 
> whatever, sorry I posted to the op yes you need to spend 24$ a month
> and get a special long distance plan just to receive a text file and
> display it
>

Debian box? Cygwin?  Got serial?  Just run a getty over it.  No need for
some long distance paid shell account.

http://usotsuki.info/applevt100.jpg <-- and that's all I needed to do
*this*.

-uso.