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From: kroger@glinda.cognet.ucla.edu (James Kroger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti.explorer
Subject: Explorer/UNIX compatibility
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Date: 14 Oct 90 07:48:11 GMT
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Please excuse what probably seems like a very simple 
question to most of you. I am afraid I am
a bit of a novice to Explorers. 

I have an opportunity to inherit a TI 
Explorer I. I like its development environment, but
have to consider whether it can fulfill my other needs 
as well. We generally use a UNIX network here with 
Suns and Apollos connected by ethernet. I am wondering 
if it is worth the trouble to try and hook the Explorer up to
the ethernet (means I will have to find an ethernet card). 
I know the Explorer can act as a VT100 terminal. Is 
this the extent of it's ability to interact with the 
UNIX machines? Is it possible to open more than one 
UNIX window on the Explorer? Can more than one VT100
session go on simultaneously over the ethernet? 

Is there any way to use a modem with the Explorer? 

Thanks very much in advance for any info 
or pointers. At this point, I don't
know whether to take the Explorer or pass it up. 


--Jim