[Ham-Mac] Time for a change?

[Chris Smolinski]

Cleeve wrote:
> 
>         Great, I thought, I will subscribe, however, there is a snag for Mac
> users, this ADSL system will only work, if you have a G4, or later,
> running system 9, or later, which rules out my current Mac equipment.
> But, if you use a Microsoft PC, the British Telecom ADSL system will
> work with Windows 98 and later, using Pentium 2, and later  equipment.

What is the basis of these requirements? Are they based on fact and
necessity, or arbitrary? I have heard of many cases of the latter,
because they only want to deal with newer sytems, and indeed a subset of
all systems. It may work perfectly fine on a G3. How does a modem know
the difference between a G3 and G4? Do you need to install any special
s/w of theirs, or is it just an ethernet connection?  I think this is a
smoke screen by BT.

73
Chris
N3JLY