Re: Retrochallenge, a challenge for old computer users.

["anoneds@netscape.net" <anoneds@netscape.net>]

AppleTO@gmail.com wrote:
> I don't really understand how this device works, so I cannot give you a
> definitive answer, but:
>
> If it just allows you to connect to it via PPP or SLIP, then you use
> SMTP/POP3/NNTP/HTTP applications on your Apple II (in other words, it
> is just serving as a serial to ethernet bridge), then I don't see why
> using it would be a problem.  This is the impression I receive from
> website.
>
> However, if you connect to this thing then run applications on it, the
> answer would be no.
>
> Also, if the device is programmable, the answer would be no (for
> example: I have heard that some router/firewall devices actually run
> Linux and you can modify it to run additional software).

Well, the device has a built-in webserver app to allow configuration.
But beyond that, no. It simply converts serial to ethernet. Therefore,
any access to the protocols would be done by the host computer.

I used to read/write email and read/reply on newsgroups using just the
Lantronix device and a terminal program on my TI - I had a two-page
printout on how to use the protocols to send/receive emails and
read/reply on usenet. Did it for kicks, and considered writing programs
to actually do the work, until I could no longer afford DSL. ICS on
Win98 is too much of a PITA (it constantly uninstalls protocols and
doesn't live well with my ISP software)...