Getting Communications working with II+

[saeed@athena.mit.edu (Saeed Jaffer)]

Hi there,

I have an Apple II+ which I would like to use as a terminal
so I can log into a local BBS.  How do I go about setting this up?

I know I need to get a modem and appropriate communication
software.  But what do I hook the modem up to?  Is there some
specific serial port or card I need to hook it up to?

Unfortunately, the Apple II+ is in another country and I can't
even look at it to see what it does have.  From memory, I know it
doesn't have much.  I bought it in '79.  I added a memory card
sometime after that, but that's about all.  There is 1 disk drive
hooked up to a card as well.

Lastly, what's a decent ASCII editor I could use with this?  Where
do I get this and communications software from?  Is there some
way I could get ProComm or something?

Please send me e-mail if you can.

Thanks in advance,

--saeed jaffer
saeed@athena.mit.edu