Re: IIGS Browser...

[treiter@comet.net (Toby Reiter)]

In article <4gbl6l$cg4$1@mhafc.production.compuserve.com>, Donald L.
Johnson <70524.1023@CompuServe.COM> wrote:

> 
>Richard Slobod (71231.104@Compuserve.com) wrote:
>>Chuck Rush <crush@dallas.net> wrote:
>>
>>>I am one of those cursed Intel users, but I have a friend who
>>>is a IIGS user.  She is currently a Compuserve member, but
>>>cannot get onto the Web because the Compuserve web software
>>>does not support her, typical.  Could anyone tell me where I
>>>can point her so she can download a good WWW browser and get
>>>onto a real internet provider? 
>>CompuServe provides standard PPP accounts, so you don't need a
>>separate ISP.  Of course, if you use the internet access a lot,
>>a separate ISP is likely to be considerably cheaper.

>Richard, what computer do you use to access Compuserve's PPP?
>Last I looked, CIS PPP is only available to computers that can
>run a stand-alone Web-browser such as Netscape Navigator or
>Mosaic, i.e. Mac and IBM/Compatibles.   I say again, There Ain't
>No Such Animal For the Apple II.  The only Internet functions
>available to Apple II or III users on Compuserve is Email,
>Usenet, and telnet.  All other Internet features require either
>Compuserve proprietary software or stand-alone Internet software,
>neither of which is available to Apple II users.   That's why I'm
>adding a GEnie account, in spite of the recent price hike.  GEnie
>supports Lynx.  CIS doesn't, and has said they aren't going to,
>so I'm shifting SOME (Not All) of my usage to GEnie.
Well, alctually.....
If you have a IIgs(like she does) there is such animal as PPP coming our
way.  It definitely will require some pretty significant (upwards of $100)
worth of software upgrading and probably hardware upgrading to make it
work right, but other than that, it will be there!

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