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  • Windows 3.x Machine

    From Michael Trew@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 8 22:47:52 2021
    I have a Gateway 2k with a Pentium 1 circa 1994 that I installed DOS 6.2
    and Windows 3.11 for workgroups a few years ago. It's still hooked up
    on my desk here. It can still get online (TCP/IP stack and IE 5.0
    installed), I tested it by subscribing to a dial up service a couple of
    months ago. Of course, web use is very limited, but I'm sure it would
    do text based Usenet. Perhaps I'll toy around with that if I can find a networking card for it.

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  • From Grant Taylor@21:1/5 to Michael Trew on Sun Aug 8 23:26:05 2021
    On 8/8/21 8:47 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
    I have a Gateway 2k with a Pentium 1 circa 1994 that I installed DOS 6.2
    and Windows 3.11 for workgroups a few years ago.  It's still hooked up
    on my desk here.  It can still get online (TCP/IP stack and IE 5.0 installed), I tested it by subscribing to a dial up service a couple of months ago.  Of course, web use is very limited, but I'm sure it would
    do text based Usenet.  Perhaps I'll toy around with that if I can find a networking card for it.

    There should be plenty of ISA / PCI NICs that will work. I've had best
    luck with Intel, 3Com, and AMD NICs.

    I've read about people creating their own dial up networking across
    serial null modems. So you might not even need a traditional NIC.



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    Grant. . . .
    unix || die

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