On Sun, 25 Feb 2001 01:27:59 -0500 (EST), Brian Brophy wrote:
> could you give more specific instructions?
The Arachne plug-ins (also known as APM's) are available at
the Arachne download page: http://browser.arachne.cz/dos.
Scroll down past all the character sets and you'll find
Telnet.apm and a bit later on Dosamp.apm. To install these
plugins all you have to do is click on them. They will download
and install automatically.
To use the telnet function all you have to do is touch the "t"
hotkey after the APM is installed. Follow the directions on screen.
"Alt-A" starts a session. Give the name of the computer you want
to connect with at the prompt.
In order to use sdf.lonestar. org you have to first set up an account
there. On the web go to http://sdf.lonestar.org and click on "info"
in the top green frame and follow the instructions. If you don't
see any instructions or see a picture of a university tower then
click on "info" again.
You have to have a valid and working email address to
setup an account. They will check your email address and mail you
a cookie. With the account setup and the cookie you are now ready
for your first telnet session. Log in and read the various help
files. At sdf.lonestar.org you are connected to a public access
Unix system--a multi user computer available to the public via
dialup modems and the internet. You will be in text mode when you
get there and be confronted with a prompt. You start programs by
entering their names just like you do in DOS. Try the email
program PINE. It's easy to use.
In order to use Napster from sdf.lonestar.org you have to upgrade
your account status there by making a onetime contribution of
$36. After you upgrade you can start Napster at the prompt and
use it to transfer sound files to your home directory at
sdf.lonestar.org.
Then you must learn how to do file transfers from your home
directory at sdf.lonestar.org to your own computer. Once you have them
on your own computer you can play them with Dosamp.
This could all be done without any particular prexisting expertise
if you are willing to read and learn. For general and specific
information regarding Unix shells and the Internet I reccommend
the books of Harley Hahn, especially "A Student's Guide to Unix"
and "The Complete Internet Referance".
Perhaps someone else on the list could give an explanation of how
to transfer files from a Unix shell with Arachne, as this is something
that I don't do routinely.
I don't have a sound card in this computer so I haven't used this
method myself--but I plan on trying it soon.
Sam Ewalt
Croswell, Michigan, USA
-- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
