Re: Accessing the Net

[drsmooth@relex.com (Edhel Iaur)]

JKBurr@forbin.com (Judy Burr) wrote:

>Sen. Harkin from Iowa is trying to get us taxpayers to swallow this
>one:
>We need a computer for every 4 students in the public schools to
>access the Internet. 
>Too bad they got rid of the great Apple II machines! Us old Apple II
>people are accessing the Internet with text just beautifully. AND no
>worry about children viewing pornographic materials! We can get there
>with 2400 baud modems, too. 

To heck with 2400 baud modems!  You can use 300 baud ones!  My 300
baud modem doesn't even accept Hayes-type commands.  Admittedly, the
net doesn't FLY, but I got MY 300 baud modem for FREE.  I'm guessing
that this is about the going price for one...I just used MouseTalk (My
Apple // comm program), and dialed in to my shell account.  If you can
find a computer (like a Franklin Ace 1000) in a free pile somewhere,
too, then voila!  Free network computer!  (You'd plug the computer
into your TV, of course.)  Of course, you'd need a serial card, and
maybe a disk drive...
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