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| From | Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Pegasus Mail 4.7.3 released |
| Date | 2018-06-12 09:11 +0000 |
| Organization | Piglet's Pickles & Preserves |
| Message-ID | <fo9h1mF14m4U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <cr5thdlqe065k14thhpkdm0dts0ql1qtrd@4ax.com> <20180611142701.2024f2aa.rsw@therandymon.com> <fo7tsoFme3iU3@mid.individual.net> <20180611175437.b97b223f.rsw@therandymon.com> |
On 2018-06-11, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
> On 11 Jun 2018 18:38:16 GMT
> Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
>
>> > I see they still advertise a version for freaking DOS. Wow, that's
>> > impressive. Internet access from a DOS machine is truly an interesting
>> > endeavor - not for the slight of heart, I'm sure.
>>
>> It's how I started.
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KA9Q
>
> Hell, it's probably how a lot of us started. Interestingly, I hadn't
> heard of KA9Q before - thought Trumpet Winsock was the only option.
KA9Q runs under *DOS*.
> Looks like you use it for a SLIP connection. How would that work:
> serial line to your 300 baud acoustic coupler modem and a SLIP
> connection agreement to your university (since that would predate ISPs)?
If you'd read the link, you'd see that there was a UK ISP in the very
early days that recommended KA9Q as its connection software. IIRC, it
worked very well.
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Pegasus Mail 4.7.3 released Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2018-06-11 12:40 -0300
Re: Pegasus Mail 4.7.3 released RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2018-06-11 14:27 -0400
Re: Pegasus Mail 4.7.3 released Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2018-06-11 18:38 +0000
Re: Pegasus Mail 4.7.3 released RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2018-06-11 17:54 -0400
Re: Pegasus Mail 4.7.3 released Bob Eager <news0007@eager.cx> - 2018-06-11 23:40 +0000
Re: Pegasus Mail 4.7.3 released Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2018-06-12 09:11 +0000
Re: Pegasus Mail 4.7.3 released Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2018-06-12 18:48 +0100
Re: Pegasus Mail 4.7.3 released Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2018-06-12 11:22 +0300
Re: Pegasus Mail 4.7.3 released not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2018-06-12 23:12 +0000
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