#Internet
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My brother has an Amiga 3000-40; is interested in playing with Internet. Is
anybody aware of how/with what such a machine can be configured to network as a
host computer (versus simply as a terminal), and any "user friendly" utitlities
for the Amiga (e.g. Eudora, Newswatcher, Gopher, etc.) to help make the whole
experience less intimidating?? Thanks!
I'd like to know that, too, Andrew. However, meanwhile, here's what I've
been doing with my A2500/30 : I use Term 3.4 (most any standard Amiga
terminal software would work) and log onto a local commercial BBS that's a
full-service Internet provider. These exist in a number of locales but
depending on where you are your brother may have to pop for a
long-distance phone call or at least TymeNet charges. Anyway, once I've
logged onto the service via Term I am provided with text-based menus that
let me do file transfers, read texts, send E-mail, run Gopher and Archie,
etc. Now, I've got a copy of Amiga Mosaic, which looks fabulous and offers
all sorts of bells and whistles, but I see no way of making use of it
unless I'm directly attached to a local network that has the appropriate
server.
— RON LEGRO / Milwaukee via Autopilot 1.73
"Accept nothing less than a high standard of standardness."
Ron
What you need to do is get a direct internet SLIP (dial up) account and
run Ami/TCP on your Amiga, this will then allow Mosaic to operate
properly. It will not work through a BBS offering ftp access to the
internet.
Kevin
Flying AutoPilot from Surry in the UK