Date   : Thu, 04 Dec 1997 18:52:52 GMT
From   : Chris Thornley <osu036@...>
Subject: Re: BBC B E-Mail, NewsNet client software

The bbc-micro in its standard form is very limiting. I don`t think a tcp/ip
stack was ever invented for it? The 
only thing I could suggest is to get some other computer to access these
services and us the bbc micro as a 
dump terminal. I have a bbc basic based program on one of my tapes back home
which allows rs232 
connection to a vax machine if this is of any use.


On Thu, 04 Dec 1997 11:27:19 +0000 Chris White wrote:

> From: Chris White <cwhite@...>
> Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1997 11:27:19 +0000
> Subject: [BBC-Micro] BBC B E-Mail, NewsNet client software
> To: bbc-micro@...
> 
> A friend of mine (a freelance writer) uses an old, and very reliable,
> BBC B computer.  He is interested in using E-Mail, and possibly NewsNet,
> but has no desire to access the Web.  Therefore I suggested we look for
> a service provider that still supported simple terminal access for such
> services.  To date the only terminal software I can find for the BBC B
> is a port of Kermit which would presumably offer a VT100 terminal
> interface.  Therfore I was wondering if anyone knows of the existence of
> any better E-Mail / NewsNet client software which had been ported to the
> Beeb.
> 
>    Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Chris White

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