Re: C= and internet

From: Larry Anderson (foxnhare_at_jps.net)
Date: 2001-02-22 04:50:46

> On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Ruud Baltissen wrote:
> 
> > To quote the page:
> > "No SuperCPU, REU, or even SwiftLink/Turbo232 required! All you need is a
> > compatible modem and Unix shell account."
> >
> > I'm a little bit confused by " you need this and that" and "it won't fit in
> > a C=" I heard before so that I almost don't believe what I read. Just the
> > "UNIX shell account" puzzles me. Does this mean you need to hook up your C64
> > to a LINUX-PC (or whatever) first?

In the U.S.A. some Internet Service Providers offer 'shell account'
access where you can access the internet via's the server's running a
unix shell... so it isn't extra hardware.  Unfortunately the number of
providers providing shell access is dwindling.



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