Re: Ethernet & Internet on Apple 2

[sca <no@spam.com>]

In article <20040626210035.12238.00000770@mb-m01.aol.com>, 
mjmahon@aol.com says...
> sca no@spam.com asked:
> 
> >Ok, guys, I'm returning to the Apple 2 world after abandoning it 10 
> >years ago.  I was a true believer even while Apple was cutting the legs 
> >out from under us.  I finally gave in, bought a Mac and never looked 
> >back.  I soon got rid of the Mac and bought my first PC and I've been PC 
> >ever since.
> >
> >A few years ago I bought an Imac, but the fire didn't catch.  That Bondi 
> >Blue Imac is sitting in a closet downstairs.  I'm typing this on a 2.6 
> >ghz P4 with 1 gig of RAM, 200 gig of hard disks blah blah blah
> >
> >But I miss my apple 2!
> 
> Welcome!
> 
> >I'm buying up a lot of apple 2 stuff for next to nothing and going to be 
> >back with a vengeance, but I've been gone so long that I'm behind the 
> >curve on how the apple 2 has been faring in network and internet hookup 
> >potentials.  
> >
> >Can you guys give me a short course on what is currently (or soon to be) 
> >available for the IIgs and how to begin the process of implementing the 
> >hard/software to make it work on ethernet and the internet?  Can I use 
> >wireless yet?  Those types of questions.
> 
> Your question is an interesting one.
> 
> There is at least one Ethernet card available for the Apple II, but
> there is, as yet, no software for anything but the IIgs.  There is
> the possibility of a software release that would support simple
> TCP/IP interconnection, but at speeds typical of an Apple II--
> that is, slow.
> 
> Further, no Apple II platform is up to the task of surfing today's
> graphics-rich web--by about a factor of 500 in speed and space.
> 
> Your question sounds to me like:  "I used to have a Model T
> that I loved to drive and tinker with, but I have been driving an
> SUV for many years.  Now I'd like to know what's available
> for Model T's in the way of air conditioning, stereo surround-
> sound, turbochargers, and trailer hitches."
> 
> See what I mean?
> 
> I have no interest in hooking an Apple II to the Internet, since
> I have blazingly fast machines for doing that, and can easily
> transfer any useful files to the Apple II using a removeable
> disk (ranging from a floppy to a Zip Disk).  I also have little
> interest in hooking a snowplow to my sedan.  ;-)

You may have no interest in hooking to the net, but I want to hook to 
the net, not for surfing but for downloading all the software that is on 
the net.  Plus I want relatively easy access on an ethernet network, if 
I can get it, to allow me to move files easily.  

I'm not asking for air conditioning on my Model-T.  But howsabout a 
motorized windshield wiper so I can drive in the rain?

What is this ethernet card with software for the IIgs?