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Berkeley TCP socket interface for the Apple IIgs

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the dusting-it-off dept.

Scott C. Linnenbringer writes "In case you wanted to do something cool with your fancy little Apple IIgs in the back room, you can use GS/TCP to implement a standard BSD socket interface, allowing you to connect via SLIP, MacIP, and soon PPP on a GNO/ME (GNO Multitasking Environment) UNIX system for the IIgs, now completely abandoned, open-sourced and labeled freeware. GS/TCP also comes with ftp and inetd, built with ORCA/C directly from BSDi sources (hacked, of course,) and a text web browser for GNO/ME can be found at the website."

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  1. Inevitable question, sorry... by r84x · · Score: 4, Funny
    In case you wanted to do something cool with your fancy little Apple IIgs in the back room...

    What if I already have a beowulf cluster of them?

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  2. And the winner is... by m00nun1t · · Score: 3, Funny

    Against some VERY stiff competition, I nominate this article for the coveted /. "Nerdiest Article of the Year".

    I mean, sheesh, more acronyms in that description than unwilling virgins on this site...

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  3. Apple Computer Announces The IIgs by rice_web · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple Computer Announces The IIgs
    RetroSoft's Exclusive Look

    A motor-horse 2800KHz, 1MHz FSB and 8192KB RAM, all topped off with a beautiful, crisp, 2-bit (4-bit supported!), 640x480 monitor.

    Apple really hit the mark with this beast, even including audiophiles that needed state-of-the-art mono sound output, capable of digital sound processing (line-in will be included in future models). When we listened to the latest hits in MIDI, they sounded remarkably better than our IBM-Compatible BEEP in QBasic.

    Finally, the IIgs comes with a built-in floppy drive to store all your files, games, and, "most importantly music, " according to Steve Jobs.

    "Now you can take all your music with you anywhere, over 1,000 digital music files in your pocket. The new floppy has no moving parts, meaning a better overall product for our users. We've got a real hit with the IIgs."

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  4. Re:Heh... by smithmc · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is good news, i havn't done anything with my IIgs but play Oregon Trail, Carmen Sandiago and Number Munchers.

    Gee, I hope those are legal versions of Oregon Trail and Carmen Santiago, or else this really lame rapper dude will be very mad!

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