Hi Chuck, no offence taken. :) This was simply a personal project/bet/ challenge. I told a friend that I would post a status update to Facebook from the machine itself once I got it online. I failed to consider the website browser requirements and quickly discovered that it is very difficult if not impossible to view Facebook using an old browser. My hope is that I can do it with iCab but since I originally started this thread I've discovered an alternate solution (grackle68k) which is kind of cheating but will still achieve my goal.
Anyway I will very rarely use the Classic II for anything else online. I have a Performa 6400 which offers a much more enjoyable experience on the web and a brand new iMac which is used for web related tasks around the house 99% of the time. The Classic II will remain connected and will still go online occassionally but only for nostalgia or to show friends that it is possible to go online with a 20 year old machine albeit not very elegantly. ;) On May 2, 1:16 pm, Doug McNutt <[email protected]> wrote: > At 14:51 -0500 5/2/10, Chuck Bush wrote: > On 5/1/10 10:00 PM, "netBEUI" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I would > > like to avoid upgrading to system 7.5.5 or anything higher than 7.0.1 > > as everything else on this Classic II is running perfectly. > > I don't wish to offend, but why do you have to get the Classic on line? There > is much it can do without ever being connected to the Internet, it seems to > me the best thing to do with these older Classics is to use them for what > they do best, and get on line with a later machine designed to go on line. > > Just wondering! I personally think these old machines don't need to be > Internet compatible to be very handy machines to have around. :o) > > There are good reasons for getting onto a network but that's not the same as > being able to access the world wide web with a browser. > > Netpresenz and Interarchy from Stairways make it possible to up and download > software and other files. There are other versions like Fetch for ftp. > > In principle it ought to be possible to share files with newer Macs using > Apple File Sharing but that won't work after OS 10.3.9. > > There were email programs that would work on a Classic. > -- > > --> The U. S. Census Bureau missed a bet by not counting all of those embryos > in cold storage. <-- > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtmland our > netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs:http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
