>>> I seem to remember these items appearing originally. Are they still used >>> today or are they museum pieces? >>They were very slow (remember the QL serial port is only capable of 19K. >>and only reliable for reception at 9K!) To get 56K you would need to >>upgrade your QL with a SuperHermes (£53 new from Tony Firshman). Then >>you could use a conventional serial modem, which are still made: I have >>one with my PC (£30 new). No broadband, though! >>Jon Dent's soQL-PPP has got as far as giving email access, but not (yet) >>web access. When (if?) the latter comes, there's already a QL version of >>Lynx for browsing. >>Until then, the only way to browse the web on a QL seems to be by >>finding a secondhand copy of the MSDOS emulator, PC Conqueror, and >>running Arachne (graphical) or Bobcat (text). >>However, I remember that the Minix operating system was ported to the >>QL, which should be faster than a DOS emulator. If you could get that, I >>assume it would be possible to compile and run a Linux/Unix version of >>Lynx.
So, my interpretation is that, The SuperHermes (lite?) replaces the 8049 co-processor which is pretty rubbish at the job it does (not through fault of it's own). This plus my old PACE 56k modem would in theory, with other software in development, allow dial up internet access sometime in the future, or via an alternative operating systems or msdos emulation running something else. The point is, it is possible should I really want to use my QL ( original QL, not a PC cased variant ) for Web access. I think that is a remarkable achievement ! *********************************************************************************** The contents of this email are confidential to the intended recipient. It may not be disclosed to or used by anyone other than the addressee, nor may it be copied in any way. If received in error, please contact the company on 01793-715380, then delete it from your system. Please note neither the company nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan attachments (if any) for viruses. No contract may be concluded on behalf of the company by means of email communications. www.boxclever.co.uk *********************************************************************************** _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
