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From: Jon Kirwan <jonk@...>
Oct 21, 2015
On 21 Oct 2015 13:43:32 -0700, you wrote:
station and wants to use it,
m hooked back
Yes, it is still slightly al=
ive. There is one here. hehe.
I designed and programmed a device that hook=
s up the USB port
of a PC to the parallel printer port of the Mailstation. =
You
"print" your document to the PC, which captures it and makes
it availab=
le as a .TXT file there. (Don't know if that helps
her way, for example.)
But they are indeed handy. Cheap, battery powered, =
unlikely
to be stolen or broken, and they work just fine for writing
text d=
ocuments. The central problem I found is that they
don't tie into a server =
with access to modem technology. I
suppose I could write server code that w=
ould operate
correctly with their email capabilities, but then the problem
=
becomes one of finding any modem-based internet service. It
costs a lot of =
money to support a dial-up connection these
days. Even if the software coul=
d be written to handle it.
Jon
From: John Vanlandingham <jbv41@...>
Oct 21, 2015
Thanks, there A PC free home, they think turning on there TV is cutting edg=
e knowledge, so I'm going to call it a dead horse.
Sent from Yahoo Mail o=
n Android
From:"Jon Kirwan jonk@... [mailstation]" <mails=
tation@yahoogroups.com>
Date:Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 5:21 PM
Subject:Re: [mail=
station] Is it safe to assume mailstation is defunct now?
=C2=A0
On 21 =
Oct 2015 13:43:32 -0700, you wrote:
on and wants to use it,
ked back
Yes, it is still slightly alive.=
There is one here. hehe.
I designed and programmed a device that hooks u=
p the USB port
of a PC to the parallel printer port of the Mailstation. You=
"print" your document to the PC, which captures it and makes
it available =
as a .TXT file there. (Don't know if that helps
way, for example.)
But they are indeed handy. Cheap, battery powered, un=
likely
to be stolen or broken, and they work just fine for writing
text doc=
uments. The central problem I found is that they
don't tie into a server wi=
th access to modem technology. I
suppose I could write server code that wou=
ld operate
correctly with their email capabilities, but then the problem
be=
comes one of finding any modem-based internet service. It
costs a lot of mo=
ney to support a dial-up connection these
days. Even if the software could =
be written to handle it.
Jon
op">Thanks, there A PC free home, they think turning on there TV is cutting=
edge knowledge, so I'm going to call it a dead horse.<br><br><p><a href=3D=
"Sent">(URL) from Yahoo Ma=
il on Android</a></p> <hr><table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=
=3D"0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign=3D"top"> <div style=3D"font-family:Roboto, =
sans-serif;color:#7e7d80;"><b>From</b>:"Jon Kirwan jonk@...=
[mailstation]" <mailstation@yahoogroups.com><br><b>Date</b>:Wed, Oct=
21, 2015 at 5:21 PM<br><b>Subject</b>:Re: [mailstation] Is it safe to assu=
me mailstation is defunct now?<br><br></div>
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:32 -0700, you wrote:<br clear=3D"none">
friend loved his mailstation and wants to use it,<br clear=3D"none">
ut I am coming up with nodda for getting him hooked back<br clear=3D"none">=
n V.<br clear=3D"none">
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of=
a PC to the parallel printer port of the Mailstation. You<br clear=3D"none=
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"print" your document to the PC, which captures it and makes<br clear=3D=
"none">
it available as a .TXT file there. (Don't know if that helps<br cle=
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But they are indeed handy. Cheap, battery powered, =
unlikely<br clear=3D"none">
to be stolen or broken, and they work just fine=
for writing<br clear=3D"none">
text documents. The central problem I found=
is that they<br clear=3D"none">
don't tie into a server with access to mod=
em technology. I<br clear=3D"none">
suppose I could write server code that =
would operate<br clear=3D"none">
correctly with their email capabilities, b=
ut then the problem<br clear=3D"none">
becomes one of finding any modem-bas=
ed internet service. It<br clear=3D"none">
costs a lot of money to support =
a dial-up connection these<br clear=3D"none">
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From: Jon Kirwan <jonk@...>
Oct 22, 2015
On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:39:15 -0700, you wrote:
ome, they think turning on there TV
ng to call it a dead
Makes sense. If you can find a printer that =
accepts a
parallel port connection, you may be able to help a little by
pro=
viding some way to print stuff out. That's about it,
though. The modem conn=
ection is "mostly dead," I fear.
Jon
From: duane canaday <searcher51us@...>
Oct 22, 2015
About 10 years ago when I was still on dial up I converted my mailstation t=
o connect with my dial up internet provider and connect to yahoo email.
I o=
nly used it as a backup when my power was out as it really was quite inferi=
or to a real computer.
These days I recommend that people pick up a used co=
mputer and install Linux on it.It really is quite superior to anything that=
Microsoft offers and now that they are really spying on users outrageously=
on the new systems it makes a lot of sense.
People mostly have trouble ins=
talling Linux the first time. I don't think using it such a big jump, altho=
ugh some people might have to keep MS for a short time until the find out w=
hich apps will fill their needs.
Duane Canaday
=C2=A0May Jesus Christ Be Pr=
aised!
From: "John Vanlandingham jbv41@... [mailstation]" <mail=
station@yahoogroups.com>
To: mailstation@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday,=
October 21, 2015 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [mailstation] Is it safe to assume =
mailstation is defunct now?
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oups.com>
Date:Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 5:21 PM
Subject:Re: [mailstation] Is it=
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=C2=A0 On 21 Oct 2015 =
13:43:32 -0700, you wrote:
nts to use it,
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Yes, it is still slightly alive. There i=
s one here. hehe.
I designed and programmed a device that hooks up the US=
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of a PC to the parallel printer port of the Mailstation. You
"print"=
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But they are indeed handy. Cheap, battery powered, unlikely
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becomes on=
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rior to anything that Microsoft offers and now that they are really spying =
on users outrageously on the new systems it makes a lot of sense. <br></div=
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PC, which captures it and makes<br clear=3D"none">
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file there. (Don't know if that helps<br clear=3D"none">
the other way, for example.)<br clear=3D"none">
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From: Neil Morrison <neilsmorr@...>
Oct 23, 2015
(URL)
IIRC, they offer free d=
ialup access which would be fine for a Mailstation
*IF* you could configure=
it to the local number/login/password.
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es/day but that would be fine too.
Neil
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 5:2=
1 PM, Jon Kirwan jonk@...
[mailstation] <mailstation@yahoog=
roups.com> wrote:
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ature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Neil<div>-----</div></div></div></div>
ss=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 5:21 PM, Jon Kirwan <a href=3D"m=
ailto:jonk@...">jonk@...</a> [mailstation] =
=3D"_blank">mailstation@yahoogroups.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquot=
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code that would operate<br>
correctly with their email capabilities, but th=
en the problem<br>
becomes one of finding any modem-based internet service.=
It<br>
costs a lot of money to support a dial-up connection these<br>
days=
. Even if the software could be written to handle it.<br>
Jon<br>
=
From: Jon Kirwan <jonk@...>
Oct 23, 2015
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 21:38:53 -0700, you wrote:
unity-resources/freenet/
be fine for a Mailstation
/login/password.
Hmm. I'll look it over. That page isn't immediately obvio=
us,
so I'll have to spend more time later on, though.
But probably could c=
onfigure the Mailstation, given some time
to figure out how they installed =
their own arrangements. I
would guess that it needed to be "adjustable" by =
design since
the Mailstation was sold through channels with different
busin=
ess arrangements (as I understand things.)
inutes/day but that would be fine too.
Hmm. That would be sufficient, I'd =
imagine. It would need to
support the same protocols. But it probably does.=
(I'm just
ignorant about the details used by the Mailstation itself for
ma=
il transfers: POP3?)
Jon
Jon Kirwan jonk@...
s.com> wrote:
rate
comes one of finding any modem-based internet service. It
money to support a dial-up connection these
could be written to handle it.