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This article is from the Amiga Networking FAQ, by Richard Norman with numerous contributions by others.
Several commercial services such as Portal, BIX, and Compuserve now provide
internet access to varying degrees as part of their service. and in essence have
become ISP providers , but they offer their own services as well such as stock
quotes or discussion groups.
If you can reach one of these services via a local call, then you can use them to
gain some access to the internet. If you can only reach them via a toll call, then
you will want to find a local internet service provider. Once on the internet you
can access these commercial services without running up your phone bill.
As mentioned before, if you access the internet through a shell account, file
transfer is a two step process. However, more and more commercial services are
providing SLIP and PPP connections which eliminate the two step process by
giving your Amiga it's own internet address. SLIP and PPP also provide full
internet access, but some applications require more speed than an analog modem can
provide.
Since SLIP and PPP accounts cost more than shell accounts, some providers are
allowing their shell account users to use TIA or MLINK which provide access out to
the internet.
Continue to:
amiga, pc, hardware, sotware, networking
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