Quag7 offers us this guide to:

Using an Apple IIe as a serial term with Gentoo Linux

I grew up on a Franklin Ace 1000, which I have since learned was a unlicensed clone of the Apple II+. I liked that machine, and I’m confident the Apple IIe would also be a capable terminal workstation. If you need it, Quag7 provides some additional motivation for taking on the project:

“At the end of the day, when the hookers are all asleep, the eight ball is gone, and the BATF has made a ghastly mistake and kicked in the door of the octogenarian Christian Scientist next door, you might be feeling a little out of sorts. This is a fun little project for those times, and one of the best things about it is that, in turning your mind toward matters retrocomputery and technical, you can stop adding to the odious list of sins and treachery that you’ve been compiling over the last 48 hours. As you reflect upon each and every atrocity against Man and God that you have committed (perhaps to your parish priest), you can make a mental note that it all stopped when you started screwing around with the null modem cable.”