I respect you realize this is not what I am seeking.
while the idea is absolutely not a door for me, perhaps others will find
it useful.
On Sat, 3 Jun 2023, Ben Collver wrote:
I realize this is not exactly what you are looking for, but another option is
an RS-232 WIFI modem. Below are eBay links for four ready-made products, plus
a link describing how to DIY with a Raspberry Pi. All of these options are
powered by a USB cable. I am guessing that a system with a Pentium 3 processor
will have a USB port. The DIY option looks promising to me because i could run
SSH on the Raspberry PI, effectively offloading the crypto from the DOS CPU.
ArcaneByte RS232 WiFi Wireless Modem for Vintage Computers DB25
https://www.ebay.com/itm/203949086189
Simple Wifi RS232 Modem v2 DB25
https://www.ebay.com/itm/265519698197
WiFi Serial Modem for Retro Vintage computer Zimodem DB9
https://www.ebay.com/itm/204292941579
WiRSa v2 WiFi Wireless RS232 Serial Modem Adapter and SD card reader DB9
https://www.ebay.com/itm/175299622202
DIY internet access from a vintage computer using Raspberry Pi
https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/articles/add-internet-access-to-a-vintage-computer-using-raspberry-pi
Another option is dual-booting. I have a Pentium 3 laptop with FreeDOS
installed, but i also carry around a Puppy Linux live CD just in case. Puppy
Linux has drivers for the laptop's built-in WIFI and i can use the live CD to
do a quick download and save it to disk. Just for fun, nothing serious.
-Ben
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