Re: Mac Plus on the Net?

[Michael Hamel <astaroth@astaroth.com>]

Keith Purtell wrote:
> 
> Hope this is not off-topic, but can anyone help me advise a buddy who
> wants to use an old Mac Plus for basic Internet access? Should he seek
> old versions of access software? He wants to have e-mail capability and
> possible Telnet sessions. The Plus has been upgraded to 4 meg of RAM.
> Thanks in advance for your help!
> --Keith Purtell


Keith,

   He should be fine with the Mac Plus with 4mb.  He should get a shell
account from his ISP.  At that point, he can use a standard terminal
program like Zterm on his Mac Plus to access the net.  A good shell
account should allow him email, telnet, ftp and other services.

                                          Michael W. Hamel, Jr.
                                          Astaroth Consulting, Ltd.
                                          astaroth@astaroth.com