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[Wandered Inn]

"Glenn C. Lasher Jr." wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 3 May 1999, Sar'Naa Archie wrote:
> 
> > what would be the cheapest and easiest way to setup a 286 on an
> > network, and what could i use it for?
> >
> > I was thinkin I could load minix, do a serial connection, and use it as a
> > dumb terminal. What other uses would a 286 have?
> 
> Not much.  I use my old 286 laptop as a dumb terminal and leave it
> connected to my Linux box 24/7.  It uses very little power, so I don't
> feel bad about leaving it on, thus if I just want to check my email
> quickly, I don't need to wait for the CRT to warm up.
> 
> Flipside, I have had bad luck with minix, but I have a good terminal
> program running under MSDOG on it.  If you want to stay opensource, you
> might consider Caldera OpenDOS (previously DRDOS) instead.

If you want to go the drdos route, let me know.  I've got a couple of
copies of drdos that come with netware lite and manuals.  I'll let them
go for $5. :)

As I recall, Caldera's asking $29.  Their version will be newer, but I
would suspect that you can get by with what I've got.  Drop me email if
you want more info.
> 
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