Re: apple2gs

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <01bbcd82$ae3e9480$04c28e92@girnius-w-kc.kc.bls.gov>,
thedm <thedm@idir.net> wrote:
>Not wrong to educate, no. But no one answered the question. Jeez its as
>policitcal as IRC in here, thought apple ][ folks were a family. Jeez.

   It was answered in my original reply, but that got snipped when the
original person tried to flame me for educating the person on
appropriateness as well as internet access.

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From: nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)
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Subject: Re: apple2gs
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Date: 6 Nov 1996 22:18:55 GMT
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In article <32810368.64D2@worldnet.att.net>,
mark fortunato  <mark10@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>A friend of mine has a apple2gs with a 2400 modem, can he get on the 
>internet, and what programs will he need to do this? Also please provide 
>any links to shareware/software that is available .

   First off, this post could have been better
directed. comp.sys.apple2.gno is for talking about the 'GNO/ME
Multitasking environment for the GS.' A far better choice would have
been either comp.sys.apple2.comm (for communications, modems, etc) or
just comp.sys.apple2 (general Apple II discussions). My followup is
set to go to comp.sys.apple2.gno in addition to the two I just
mentioned, but subsequent followups should only go to those two.

   Your friend can access the internet if he has a comm program for
his GS and a dialup shell account with a local internet service
provider. [PPP and SLIP support are not available right now.] There
are several comm programs for the GS from freeware to shareware and
commercial. Finding a local ISP that does shell accounts may be harder
or easier-- he'll have to do the looking himself.

   This question about internet access, ftp sites for Apple II
software (plus tips and tools needed to download them), and much more
are all answered in the comp.sys.apple2 Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ), archived at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html  [It
can also be emailed on request if you don't have a WWW browser.]
I'd encourage you to read it, as it contains the answers to many
Apple II questions you or he may have.

Nathan Mates

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<*> Nathan Mates http://www.visi.com/~nathan/      <*>
# What are the facts? Again and again and again-- what are the _facts_?
# Shun wishful thinking, avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors
# think-- what are the facts, and to how many decimal places?  -R.A. Heinlein