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- From: hw827@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Anthony M. King)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Hooking up a C-128 to a PC?
- Date: 5 Feb 1996 07:14:14 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
- Message-ID: <4f4ao6$356@madeline.INS.CWRU.Edu>
- References: <4eq5ml$4dh@news.xmission.com>
- Reply-To: hw827@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Anthony M. King)
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- In a previous article, Darkmoon@sisna.com (Darkmoon) says:
-
- >HI,
- >
- >I was wondering if it is possible to hook up a C-128 to a PC running Win95?
- >
- >The reason is the following: My wife has to use my computer to do homework must
- >of the time, and I'm looking for an inexpensive way to get on IRC. I think it
- >should be possible to get a C-128 to use the modem on a PC. Win 95 allows for
- >resource sharing and I believe that there is an UNIX for the C-128.
- >
- >If anyone knows how to do this letme know, another alternative could be to have
- >the C-128 log into a BBS running on the PC with a null modem cable and the have
- >the BBS "DIAL OUT" or "TELNET" to an ISP or IRC server, There are VT-100 comm.
- >apps. for the C-128, right?
- >
- >Any info on this matter would greatly apreciatet, since I don't have the money
- >to buy another PC, but I can get an C-128 for really cheap and I wanted one
- >anyways (my first computer was a C-128).
- >
- >Please E-Mail me at:
- >
- >1kotowti@mystic.slcc.edu
- >
- >Thanks
- >
- >DarkMoon
- >
- >
-
- Just buy a modem for the c-128. I bought a Hayes accura 2400 external
- modem for $10, an 80 column RGB monitor for $15. Use a term program with a
- vt100 emulator, and the c-128 makes a perfect terminal.
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