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>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth Smith)
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Compact Macs)
>Subject: dialup for Compact Macs
>Date: Wed, Jul 24, 2002, 7:53 AM
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a bevy of Compact Macs which I love to use, especially my 128K/512K
> and my 512ke.
>
> But of late
> my ISP has "upgraded" its dialup access numbers and the old familiar Unix
> shell login is no longer available. A PPP dialup is now mandatory.
>
> So what to do? I can no longer access the internet with these old Macs with
> MacTerminal with my current providers. So my question to the list is this:
> does anyone know of Internet Service Providers which provide the old Unix
> shell login without a PPP connection?
>
> Surfing the web from a 128K telnetted into my shell account and using Lynx
> is quite fun actually and is an enjoyable online diversion. I would like to
> continue doing that, but I need some assistance identifying ISPs which
> still provide the old interface. Of course, I could dial-in to my shell
> accounts directly because they provide that interface. But those would be
> needlessly expensive long distance calls for this "diversion."
>
> Cordially,
>
> Kenneth Smith
I use my Mac Plus with the TCP/IP and ppp/PPP setup stuff from
jagshouse.com. I'm confusd as to why you can't use the PPP control panel
and put in the phone number and modem init string and go.
Jeff
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