Re: [NTLK] just received ethernet driver

From: Peter H. Coffin (hellsop_at_ninehells.com)
Date: Sat Sep 20 2003 - 09:44:57 PDT


On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 09:35:17AM +0200, suppaman wrote:
> Alle 05:56, sabato 20 settembre 2003, John Charlton ha scritto:
> > You could set up your linux box to be a server, put the
> > packages there (add to the server's mime types a line like
> > "application/x-newton-compatible-pkg pkg" ) then connect with
> > NewtHopper. I hope you have NewtHopper or another browser, or you'll
> > be stuck with the bootstrapping problem again. That should work
> > through TCP/IP. I think. Backing up is a different problem.
>
> That's what I searched, an http way.
>
> Obviously I've got no browser on my newton..
>
> Could I run Basilisk ?

Basilisk II runs NCU just fine, and can route bind Appletalk to
Ethernet. The Windows version at least require a little host daemon
running on the Windows layer to capture the Appletalk packets and pass
them in to the Basilisk layer, but it works well enough.

> > Keep us informed as to how it's going, think you're the first guinea
> > pig. No offense.
>
> Oink
> (or whatewer the guinea pig is like..)

"fweep"

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