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Can I connect to the internet with my Classic Mac? - Yes, you can "connect" to
the internet with any Classic Mac, but actually "surfing the web" and using e-mail may not be
in the same manner that you are used to. You can only access a shell account with the very
early Classic Macs (the Mac 128k, the Mac 512k, and the Mac 512ke) if they are in their
original states (if not, it may be possible to get them to run with better software), but you
can dial up to a PPP or SLIP account with any other Classic Mac.
What is a shell account? - Well, a shell account is an account with your ISP (Internet Service Provider) in which your Terminal Emulator software connects you to the ISP's server (usually running the UNIX Operating System) in a text only form of communication (kind of like using... gasp... DOS, only UNIX is much more powerful and not made by Microsoft). You are basically given control over the computer, so you will be given e-mail, ftp, and world wide web access (depending on the privilages that your ISP gives you). What is a SLIP or a PPP account? - SLIP and PPP are protocols that let your computer communicate with your ISP's server trough a modem when it is running a TCP/IP connection. TCP/IP is the protocol of the internet, but your modem doesn't understand it, so the PPP and SLIP protocols convert it into a form which can be sent trough your modem. With SLIP and PPP you can communicate with computers over the internet in many other ways than text-only interfaces (for example: FTP, HTTP, TELNET, Gopher, etc). How do I connect to a shell account? - To learn what software you will need to install on your Classic Mac, and how to connect to a shell account, please visit the Shell section of this site. How do I connect to a SLIP or PPP account? - To learn what software you will need to install on your Classic Mac, and how to connect to a PPP account, please visit the PPP section of this site. If you want to connect your Classic Mac using a SLIP account, which is much less common than a PPP account, please contact me and I will explain how to do it (if a few people e-mail me asking for help, I will most likely bring the page dedicated to SLIP accounts back to life). How do I get my Macs to share an Internet connection? - Yes, basically you need a router or router software, this is explained in more depth in the TCP/IP Networking section. I have an iTools account, can I access my iDisk from my Classic Mac? - Yes you can access it, but only from newer Classic Macs. It has only been tested under System 7.5 at this time, and you must have signed up for an iTools account using MacOS 9, check out http://www.acts.org/itoolstrick/ for a detailed explanation of how to do it. (Note: This question is also answered in the FAQ). I have more internet questions, where can I get them answered? - You can always contact me, but there are other sources as well. One great source is JAG's Getting Your Classic Mac on the Web page.
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