Re: Unix/Linux Box

[julian814@hotmail.com (Ralph Glatt)]

Jeff Blakeney <CUTjblakeney@sentex.net> wrote in message news:<i6r7kvcsn9ts55l38qtfe9oitl1g9f9vom@4ax.com>...
> On 19 Aug 2003 18:20:35 -0700, julian814@hotmail.com (Ralph Glatt)
> wrote:
> 
> >Okay, gents, I just can't wait for Contiki to come out for the //c. I
> >want to put together a Unix/Linux box I can use as a go-between so I
> >can get software for my //c off the internet. I've talked to some of
> >my geek friends at school, and they're willing to help. I also thought
> >I might ask here, since I'm sure a lot of you have already done
> >something like this. Any recommendations? I have (I think) a 486 that
> >runs at 100 MHz, and has two ~500 Meg hard drives. I know I'm going to
> >need a modem to get the 486 on the internet, any idea where I might
> >get one cheap? How about software? I haven't checked the FAQ yet, but
> >will after I'm done posting. Oh, yeah, I'm going to hook up my //c to
> >the 486 through a serial cable. Thanks!
> 
> There is a program called STerm 2.0 that you could use instead if you
> wanted to run Windows on that 486 instead.  I used to run Windows 95
> on a 486DX4-100 with 16 or 24 MB of RAM and it worked okay.  Here is
> the description of STerm from one site I found that lists it for
> download (ZDNetIndia I believe it was):
> 
>      "STerm is a Windows terminal server that provides Telnet, RLogin,
>       Ping, traceroute, finger, lookup, getmail, and other Internet
>       services to serial terminals. It makes it possible to use a
>       serial VT100/220/320/420 terminal on the COM port of a Windows
>       computer. Up to four terminals can be used simultaneously. STerm
>       also has support for SOCKS 4 firewalls."
> 
> It is a freeware and is only a 500 KB or so download.  If you want to
> use Lynx to browse the web from you //c, there are several places that
> you can telnet to and use the version of Lynx that they make
> available.
> 
> Another thing you will want to check on is what revision of Apple //c
> you have.  There were some versions that had serial timing problems
> and were unable to go faster than 2400 bps or so.  That might make
> doing this a little less pleasant as it is much nicer running at
> 19,200 bps.  :-)

This might be the way to go, then, since the 486 already has Windows
95 on it. It would also mean I could put ADT on it as well, and run
that! As to the revision of the //c I'm using, I think it's one of the
last ones they made. It has Unidisk capability, as well as the memory
expansion port.


Ralph Glatt