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Hi, my
name's Dave Hughes, from the UK(If you want to do it too, click on the links on the left!) When I got the Mac (from a charity shop), it was not running system 7, so I had it upgraded by a local Apple specialist company. In another charity shop, I found a copy of Adam Engst's "Internet Starter Kit for Macinstosh", but minus the software diskette. However, the book indicated that MacPPP and MacTCP were two essential pieces of communications software I needed. Using a friend's Internet access and my own WebTV service, I found a number of sites devoted to Classic Macs, and a few particularly related to getting old Macs onto the Internet. A reading of these indicated the particular versions of MacPPP and MacTCP that would work on the Classic, and where they could be found. They were then downloaded to a PC and copied to my Classic either via Mac-Ette software on the PC, or using DOS-Mounter on the Mac. From looking at the web sites devoted to Macs, I realised I need a "hardware handshake" modem cable to link up the Mac and modem. So, I found one for a reasonable cost on the web and bought a cable from a company in the Netherlands (but see later...). A friend had recently got an account with a UK ISP, and they were advertising a three month trial connection for about £25. After speaking to their tech support, they were able to offer me a 14400 modem and the three month access for just £30. The day arrived to try to connect... The first problem I found was that the hardware handshake cable I had bought was no good and MacPPP would not talk to the modem. Luckily, the ISP had provided a cable with the modem and this worked fine. However, the extension cable to link the modem and the telephone socket which they provided did not work! Once again, I had another cable which I use to connect my WebTV box, and this did work. When all was connected, I called up PPP config and pressed "Open"; MacPPP looked for the modem, found it, dialed the ISP number, established a connection, authenticated the user name and password and...network! I was on the Net!!! Since first connecting, I have upgraded to a 28K modem, bought for £2 at a street market! I am using MacWeb and Mosiac to access the Web, Eudora to send and receive email, and Fetch to upload this web page.
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If, after browsing my other pages on this website, you still have any questions about "how I did it" (or how you can!), feel free to mail me at : Dave@dhughes.demon.co.uk and I'll try to answer your queries. |
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