->>> Re: 486sx20

 BK>>> Now, there is absolutely no good reason to put a computer this
 BK>>> limited, this slow, on the internet. So, of course, I want to do
 BK>>> it.

 DC>> Why not?

 BK>>  Cause it's too damn primitive. Which is also why I want to do  it.

 ML> ROTFL!! believe it or not, i have an original IBM PC
 ML> here... two floppies, no hard drive... no way to put a
 ML> harddrive in it, either... the ROMs (yes, there are more
 ML> than one chip for the BIOS) have code to boot to BASIC if
 ML> there is no floppy and IBM wants way way way too much for
 ML> HD capable BIOS for that box... anyway, i have a series of
 ML> boot floppies that i use in it to load network stuffs for
 ML> the old 8bit network card and i cruise the internet with it
 ML> from time to time... since it is tied into my home network,
 ML> i don't have to futz about with dialers and such... i just
 ML> change the floppy and load the text only browser and away
 ML> we go O:)

 ML> of course, telnet and ftp are used quite a bit on that box,
 ML> too ;)

 Ok, now that's primitive.

 OTOH, did you ever try something like a Zip drive? Or an
 external drive?

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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