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Re: How useful is Fargo?

Yes, but the modem you use must support MNP10 (Cell protocol) Good luck
finding a non-PCMCIA modem that supports cell... and has the cell adapter...


At 22:08 11/18/96 -0500, Michael Grodsky wrote:
>Hey...if you are stranded on a desert isle and have no one to communicate
>with, but happen to have a cell phone (the possibilities are endless) and
>your spiffalicious ti-92 with the ever omnipotent and omniscient fargo i
>think you will understand the value of surfing the web/irc'ing/e-mailing
>from your calculator.
>
>                -- as told to you by a desert native
>
>On Mon, 18 Nov 1996, Zenon Lynx wrote:
>
>> Yeah, and hopefully someone can author a web browser too eh?
>>
>> "This is the most logical route, Captain"
>> -= Zenon@bbs.nexes.com =-
>>
>> ----------
>> : From: jwardell@AOL.COM
>> : To: Zenon
>> : Subject: Re: How useful is Fargo?
>> : Date: November 18, 1996 1:35 PM
>> :
>> :
>> : <<Hello all,
>> :
>> :   How usefull is fargo?  I mean, other than ftris() can it do anything
>> : usefull?
>> :
>> :
>> : Thanks,
>> : nick >>
>> :
>> :   Well aside from the fact that it allows you to do ANYTHING with the
>> : calculator, I guess not. :) FTerm allows you to attach it to a modem, and
>> : with a shell account you can easily do email, browse the web, even go
>> into
>> : your favorite IRC channels (#fargo on EFnet and Undernet of course).
>> : Hopeflly someone will make a faster text editor with more features. But
>> : the possibilities are endless!
>> :
>> :    -Josh
>> :
>> : http://web.syr.edu/~jlwardel/ti92/fargo/
>>
>
>
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