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Free UNIX shells - Introduction


Since it's launch as a public access UNIX system in 1983, M-Net has offered completely free shell accounts to users from all over the world.

Several decades later, you can still get a free shell account, with full Access to various compilers and very few restrictions. Many shells available (bash, csh, tcsh, etc) Ability to write and compile C programs

Learn how to write shell scripts As a user of M-Net, you'll also have access to the BBS, a discussion system with over a hundred conferences on all varieties of topics from sports to tv to programming. Outgoing network access - excluding the lynx web browser - has been restricted to supporters.

Unfortunately, we have to be a good net citizen, and offering complete internet access to everyone at no charge simply isn't possible for our organization. How to access M-Net You'll first need to create a new user (free shell) account. You can do this by using telnet or our web-based secure shell client. To create an account, log in as "newuser" and follow the prompts! 

M-Net free shell: Quote from source

SOURCE:WWW.M-NET.ARBORNET.ORG/

"M-Net is a public-access UNIX system based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, owned by Arbornet which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. M-Net is run entirely by volunteers and funded by various supporters. A former long time user of M-Net published a brief history of conference systems in the Ann Arbor area, which includes information about the early days of M-Net (started in 1982) and Arbornet (founded in 1984). It also details the private sale of M-Net, which led to the founding of Grex, and the resale of M-Net to a group that merged M-Net with Arbornet in 1992. His name was Jan Wolter

M-Net and his free shell can be accessed via telnet/SSH and via the web. Before accessing our conference system via the web, you must first log in using one of the other methods in order to create a new free shell account."

Free shells REVIEW : M-Net free shell

Feature Details
Free shell URL: http://m-net.arbornet.org/
Disk Quota: 1 Mb
Operating System FreeBSD
Hardware N/A
Interests: Learning about free shells and UNIX systems
Services bash / tcsh / C / BBS
Background process No
Compilers: C
Internet Connections N/A
IRC access Yes, but only for paying/donating users
Others:

America's oldest public access UNIX system