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- | ====== Connecting Windows 3.1 to the Internet ====== | + | ====== Connect Windows 3.1 to the Internet using Virtual Modem ====== |
This step-by-step guide will show you how to get a Windows 3.1 computer connected to the Internet using Virtual Modem and PPP. If you have not already, please follow the [[Guides:Virtual Modem|instructions how to set up Virtual Modem]]. Make sure the serial cable is connected to the Raspberry and the vmodem.sh script is running on it before attempting this part of the guide. | This step-by-step guide will show you how to get a Windows 3.1 computer connected to the Internet using Virtual Modem and PPP. If you have not already, please follow the [[Guides:Virtual Modem|instructions how to set up Virtual Modem]]. Make sure the serial cable is connected to the Raspberry and the vmodem.sh script is running on it before attempting this part of the guide. | ||
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Please make sure you have [[Virtual Modem|VModem]] set up and running first before attempting the following steps! | Please make sure you have [[Virtual Modem|VModem]] set up and running first before attempting the following steps! | ||
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- | ==== A work in progress! ==== | ||
- | I am currently in the process of writing this guide. At it's current state the tutorial is in **BETA**. This message will be updated as I continue to work on this tutorial series. | ||
- | </WRAP> | ||
===== Install Trumpet Winsock ===== | ===== Install Trumpet Winsock ===== | ||
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{{ :guides:pics:trumpet_connecting_3.png?600 |}} | {{ :guides:pics:trumpet_connecting_3.png?600 |}} | ||
* On the Raspberry's side, you will notice the Hayes commands passed on to the script: | * On the Raspberry's side, you will notice the Hayes commands passed on to the script: | ||
- | {{ :guides:pics:vmodem_status_2.png?400 |}} | + | {{ :guides:pics:vmodem_status_2.png |}} |
* After a while, the window should go away and now you're connected to the Internet. | * After a while, the window should go away and now you're connected to the Internet. | ||
- | {{ :guides:pics:trumpet_connecting_4.png?400 |}} | + | {{ :guides:pics:trumpet_connecting_4.png?600 |}} |
===== Install Netscape ===== | ===== Install Netscape ===== | ||
- | You will need to download and install a web browser before you can browse any web sites. For the sake of this tutorial, I've chosen Netscape. | + | You will need to download and install a web browser before you can browse web sites. You can choose any browser you like. For the sake of this tutorial, I've chosen Netscape 3.0 Gold Edition for Windows 3.1. |
| Netscape Navigator 3.0 Gold for Windows 3.1 | http://omolini.steptail.com/files/win3/internet/netscape/ns304gwin31.exe | | | Netscape Navigator 3.0 Gold for Windows 3.1 | http://omolini.steptail.com/files/win3/internet/netscape/ns304gwin31.exe | | ||
| Other versions | http://omolini.steptail.com/files/win3/internet/netscape/ | | | Other versions | http://omolini.steptail.com/files/win3/internet/netscape/ | | ||
- | Once you have downloaded the file, copy it onto your Windows 3.1 machine, then run it to install. The file is over five megabytes, so it will not fit on a single floppy disk. You will need to split the file into smaller chunks to copy it onto floppy disks. You can use a free utility such as [[http://www.hjsplit.org/|HJ-Split]] to accomplish the task. | + | Once you have downloaded the file, copy it onto your Windows 3.1 machine, then run it to install. The file is over five megabytes, so it will not fit on a single floppy disk. You will need to split the file into smaller chunks to copy it onto floppy disks. You can use a free utility such as [[http://www.hjsplit.org/|HJ-Split]] to accomplish the task. You can re-join the files with the same utility for the respective system. |
- | === Using the Internet with old web browsers === | + | ==== Using the Internet with legacy web browsers today ==== |
- | Not many websites work with old web browsers. So I went ahead and created a gateway website to access archived copies of a selection of great websites that you can browse with your retro machine. | + | |
- | To access the gateway, just visit http://wayback.steptail.com ! | + | You should now be able to access the Internet. However, many modern websites will require modern security and will refuse to communicate with older web browsers. So I went ahead and compiled a list of websites that work. |
- | === Current websites that will work === | + | I also made a easily-accessible gateway website to access archived copies of a selection of great websites that you can browse with your retro machine. |
- | * http://www.google.com/ | + | |
- | * http://ftp.funet.fi/ | + | |
- | * FUNET msdos games section downloads: http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/ | + | |
- | === Mirrors === | + | * [[guides:List of compatible websites|Click here to see the list of websites]] that will work with legacy web browsers! |
- | * http://info.cern.ch/ Mirror of the very first website created by Tim Berners Lee | + | * If you'd like to access archived websites directly from your browser by typing in the URL, you can set up a proxy server that can serve archived websites. The [[guides:Web Archive Proxy|Steptail Wayback Proxy Server]] (wayback.steptail.com:8080) is a straightforward setup in many web browsers, and will allow you access to websites circa 1996-1998. [[guides:Web Archive Proxy|See the how-to on setting up a the wayback proxy server on your web browser]] |
- | * http://omolini.steptail.com/mirror/www.winsite.com/ www.winsite.com Mirror | + | * [[http://wayback.steptail.com|Click here to access the gateway website]], or type in the URL "wayback.steptail.com" using any legacy web browser! |
- | * http://www.gamers.org/pub/archives/uwp-uml/ Classic PC Games Archive | + | |
==== Notes ==== | ==== Notes ==== | ||
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===== Frequently Asked Questions ===== | ===== Frequently Asked Questions ===== | ||
* **After waiting a while the connection stops working** | * **After waiting a while the connection stops working** | ||
- | * It is possible the PPP session has timed out. Go back to Trumpet Winsock and Login again by selecting **Dialler** --> **Login**. | + | * It is possible the PPP session has timed out. Go back to Trumpet Winsock and Login again by selecting **Dialler** --> **Login**. You can adjust the timeout value on the Raspberry by editing the ppp.sh file. |
- | * **That Compaq background rocks. Where can I find it?** | + | |
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+ | * **I had a Compaq background just like that. Where can I find it?** | ||
* Go to http://omolini.steptail.com/files/win3/drivers/compaq_lte_5000/bg/ | * Go to http://omolini.steptail.com/files/win3/drivers/compaq_lte_5000/bg/ | ||
===== Screenshots ===== | ===== Screenshots ===== | ||
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