kreme@netcom.UUCP (Kreme The Immortal) (07/29/89)
I looked at the latest listing on pubnet.nixpub and found nary a one public access UNIX site in the 303 area code. I knew this going in, but I wanted to quintuple check. Nope, not a one. Now what? I want to have a USENET feed. What kind of Hardware do I need, and how difficult would it be for me to set up a public access Unix machine (actually Xenix I 'spose) If I were to get a 286 or 386 machine? How much of a Wizard do I need to be? (I'm not much of one, so I better find one quick, huh?) My trouble is I hate having to go through PCP to get to Netcom. I like Netcom and it offers what I want (sh, csh, ksh and full USENET). Would I have to set up an independant UUCP site, or could I arrange somethign with Colorado.EDU? How much hard drive spave do you need to run a system like this? 200 Megs? more? Less? Is Xenix expensive? how about UUCP software? How about things like elm, emacs, etc? How much of a total investment are we talking here? How about the pro-carolina type systems? What are they exactly? How about any glaring questions I forgot to ask? E-mail is fine, if you like. Posting is better. -- | apple!netcom!kreme |All the towns in America and I have to move to | |The real cycle you're |the Bermuda Triangle. Nightmare on Elm Street | |working on is a cycle |Why do they fear the sunless lands? It is as | |called yourself. |natural to die as it is to be born. Sandman | | Robert Pirsig |WARNING:THESE OPINIONS ARE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED|