Once you\u2019ve logged into your Pi \u2014 that could be from your Apple II using ProTERM or Z-Link or Spectrum, or with a directly attached keyboard and screen, or via SSH from another computer \u2014 you can start communicating on the internet.<\/p>\n
Unless you’re using ProTERM or Spectrum on an Apple IIgs,\u00a0remember to hold down solidApple when pressing the arrow keys<\/em>\u00a0when you’re using these programs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n IRC (Internet Relay Chat)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n If you want to chat live with other Apple II people, all you need to do is type <\/p>\n Usenet newsgroups (discussion boards)<\/span><\/p>\n To access the Apple II discussion boards on Usenet (often referred to as comp.sys.apple2.*), type <\/p>\n <\/a>Twitter<\/span><\/p>\n You can indeed tweet from your Apple II, if you can believe it. Type <\/p>\na2chat<\/code>. It will launch an IRC program called Irssi and connect you directly to the #a2c.chat channel. (If you want to connect to other channels, instead type irssi<\/code>.) Type \/quit<\/code>\u00a0when you’re done. You might want to check out more detailed instructions for IRC generally<\/a>\u00a0or Irssi specifically<\/a>.<\/p>\na2news<\/code> and it will start the Tin newsreader. You will be subscribed to only the Apple II newsgroups by default; to access all the other ones, type Y (for “yank”) and subscribe to the ones you like. (If you have a preferred NNTP server you would like to use, you can set it by typing a2news -s your.server.address<\/code>.)<\/p>\nttytter<\/code> and follow the instructions. For initial setup, you’ll need to sign in to your Twitter account from a web browser, which, if you don’t want to leave your Apple II, could be Lynx, as I will explain in the next post. If you need help, an extensive manual<\/a> is available for TTYtter. You can also try starting it by typing\u00a0ttytter -readline<\/code> for enhanced input, though it is beta and may have problems.<\/span><\/p>\n