There was reference on AppleLinks today about a tutorial by Adam Rober Guha about "Getting on the Net with an Older Mac." Given the recent discussions on the list some of you may find it interesting and helpful. Stan Bratton AppleLinks Monday January 29 Getting Older Macs Online Low End Mac's Adam Robert Guha has posted a handy tutorial on "Getting on the Net with an Older Mac." Adam says it annoys him that ISPs are raising the requirements for their software to, say, PowerPC with 32 MB of RAM, when the Internet has no such requirements. Adam suggests that the minimum practical hardware is really a 16 MHz 68020 processor (Macintosh II or LC or better), at least 4 MB of RAM , and at least 10 MB of hard disk space. Other stuff needed includes a 14.4 kbps or higher modem. More than 33.6 is overkill on a 68k Mac. You will also need System 7 or higher. For my own 25 MHz, 68030 LC 520, I use a US Robotics 28.8 kbps modem, and System 7.5.5 with the Open Transport software from Mac OS 7.6.1. This works well, and for some reason the old LC with this setup is a faster email machine than even my G3 PowerBook with its 56k modem, at least on our poky rural dialup connection. Adam's tutorial walks you through the steps for getting online successfully with a legacy Mac. You can read it here: http://lowendmac.com/archive/010126.html Stan Bratton ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | Great Duo & 2400 stuff including 10/100 Ethernet for 2400s! Dr. Bott | Duo Batts too <http://www.drbott.com/prod/alist/duo.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
