Internet File
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Can someone explain how I can get a file from Internet ?
Find a BBS near you that has INTERNET access, or join the Holonet. They
have local numbers all over the country. They have an add in Boardwatch
magazine.
I tried to anonymous ftp to ab20.larc.nasa.gov from germany via internet
using a friends account, then it asked me to type in ident as the
password. I tried typing in my full internet address, but this didn't
work. Does you know how to respond to the password request from ab20 or
any other anonymous ftp node when asking for ident?
Type in "anonymous" for the user name, and your internet address as the
password.
Steve
I believe that ab20.larc.nasa.gov has been closed. Everything they had on
that board at the time of closing is available on a single CDROM from
Walnut Creek.
I've had only minimal experience with ftp, but I think you type
'Anonymous' for the password.
—Betty
What is Walnut Creek? What type of CDRom drive do you need to read it.
Is it a CDTV product? Is there a CD Rom for the Amiga 3000?
Walnut Creek is a company that publishes several CD-ROM titles. They're
accessible using any CD-ROM reader, of course. They're not CDTV discs.
And yes, you can use any SCSI CD-ROM on the A3000, because it's got SCSI
built-in.
If there are only a few CDTV titles for the Amiga, is there much practical
use to buy one? What do you use yours for mostly and how often? Does the
ab20 disk have every fish disk up to some number, and what number? How
much does a CD Rom cost? Can you use yours as a CDTV player? Where did
you get the drivers for it? Is there a company producing new titles for
an Amiga CD Rom? Can you access the CD Rom from a bridgeboard?
Walnut Creek is a manufacturer of CDROM disks. They put out several for
the Amiga, including the ab20 disk. I suspect that any SCSI CDROM drive
will work on the Amiga, but the one I bought is a Toshiba. It works fine.
I'm using CDROM-FS software because that was the one my dealer had in
stock when I needed it.
WALNUT CREEK CDROM
1547 Palos Verdes
Suite 260
Walnut Creek, CA 94596-228
1-800-786-9907
—Betty
<< I've had only minimal experience with ftp, but I think you type
'Anonymous' for the password. >>
Close. "anonymous" is the user-id. For a password, anything is
technically acceptable, but you're supposed to use the internet ID to which
you can recieve an email.
So I log in with a userid of "anonymous" and a password of
"tjc50@juts.ccc.amdahl.com"; or I could use "71550.133@compuserve.com".
Terry Carroll, Santa Clara, California;
Internet: tjc50@juts.ccc.amdahl.com
Thanks, Terry. Since my Internet access went away, I've forgotten much of
what I learned there.
—Betty
All of the functions of the ab20 site (re Amiga) were taken over by the
wuarchive.wustl.edu site. They also mirror most of the other major sites
(simtel.., cica.. , amiga.physik.unizh.ch, etc.). They also permit their
systems to be NFS-mounted over the Internet. But get the README.NFS
announcements before you do it. There is an amazing amount of stuff
available and they have a good link to the network, so you usually can get
a reasonable speed access.
Mike
<< I tried to anonymous ftp to ab20.larc.nasa.gov from germany via internet
using a friends account, then it asked me to type in ident as the password.
I tried typing in my full internet address, but this didn't work. >>
ab20 closed about a year ago.
Terry Carroll, Santa Clara, California;
Internet: tjc50@juts.ccc.amdahl.com
Much of the ab20.larc.nasa.gov files were moved to a couple of different
hosts. One of them, I believe, is "wuarchive.wustl.edu" in Saint Louis,
Missouri. I forget what the others were.
Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu