On Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at 12:24 pm, Mr winkler wrote:
> I have acquired a number of LC575s,475s and various other older > Macs. Our School replaced them (with used PCs ..SHUDDER!!!) > Anyway I am giving some of these to families without computers and to > some seniors. Most of the computers have OS 8 or 8.1 with 20 megs of > RAM (some have more). How well do these machines work with dial-up > Internet Access? and what do I need to do to get them Online. ? > I tried one and it accessed alright but the Browser wouldn't find any > URLs. (Netscape 3.0). > Any help is much appreciated. > Well, the 575s make this on-topic for this list! ;-) Some will say that 7.5.5 would be better for Macs of that era - or will 7.1 work on them even? - but, assuming you're staying with 8.x, the concensus seems to be that going from 8.0 to 8.1 is worthwhile. Once that's done, setting a machine up for dial-up access is straightforward enough. You need to configure: the modem control panel for the particular modem you're using; TCP/IP control panel for your ISP's details PPP control panel for the actual dial-up connection. If you get stuck on the details of these, I'm sure people will help. An email client - Eudora is probably the best bet. URL anyone? Dial-up access with 68040 Macs works fine, though complex browsing is slow. Good luck! Stuart -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
