#Internet and Unix Ques.
30-Jun-93 16:29:17
Sb: #105581-#Internet and Unix Ques.
Fm: Dale Larson 76702,654
To: Jonathan Schmidt 70006,175
It sounds like you have a shell account that you are using for UseNet mail
and news, not the Internet per se. If you want to do this with less time
spent connected, you could get the UUCP distribution in the libraries
here. You'd have to get the sysadmin where you have your shell account
(or some other system) to agree to give you a UseNet feed, but if you have
a fast modem and ask for a selective feed (i.e., a few groups) rather than
a full feed, that shouldn't be much problem.
Forget running Unix on your A1200. You must have an MMU, you almost must
have a tape drive, a minimal system will easily use more than 100 megs of
HD, etc. And I think it costs something like $500.
You might try playing with minix or whatever if you are only interested in
having a system to learn from and play with.
Dale Larson
– An Amiga Software Engineer with some time on his hands.