Oldest computer on the internet?

[Dan Williams]

> >
> >>And if I ever get around to playing with SLIP and PLIP, I plan on
> >>eventually hooking up old systems (such as my TI-99/4a and KayPro II) to
> >>a Linux box so that they can access the Internet via a shell account.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Why the Linux box?  Can't you just dial in directly to a shell account with
> >the
> >Kaypro and/or TI-99/4a?
> >
> >
> 
> I don't think there are any local ISPs around here that offer shell
> accounts anymore.  And even if there was, I would really have no desire
> to go back to dialup.
>