Hi all, I'm playing with another scheme and had the following question.
Can Arachne be configured to call another individual computer over local phone lines, or does it need a server? I'm playing with the idea of using some old 386s and 486s as test boxes for students to conduct basic experiments and play around with electronics (and also to learn electronic repair). This grew out of seeing some of Bastiaan's experimental programs with the COM ports. It occurred to me that those ideas could easily be modified or expanded, and that this would be a perfect way for a group of kids to learn something useful and also keep them off the streets and out of trouble. It would also be a great way to enlarge the Arachne and DOS communities and generate some interesting and practical ideas. Arachne would be a great platform for sharing their discoveries. Ideally, it would be best to also do peer-to-peer connections using Arachne, bypassing the need for a server (and the cost of joining an ISP). Has anybody done this before? Any thoughts or comments? Bob - ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!
