[Ham-Mac] ADSL Modem

[Larry Hoover]

Hi
I was told by my local Comcast center that a 400 Mhz or better G4 and=20
osX Jaguar was the only Mac systems supported.
TRANSLATED that means that is all they have taught their telephone=20
techies ( or have in the ring folder binder for them to look up )
I ran an iMac 233 Mhz with 8.6 and their modem hooked to the ethernet=20
connection - I don't think they knew Or cared as long as there was no=20
problems
Later I bought an LinkSys Router and also hooked up an Airport hub for=20=

my wife's' iBook (also a G3 on 8.1)
I have found a lot of stuff on line uses only the latest Browsers like=20=

Banking and ordering products on line - you will need current versions=20=

of IE or NetScape and Safari (those browsers with 128 bit security) for=20=

these Sites
and I finally updated the os in both my computers to os 10.2.6
I've been using these different systems for almost 2 1/2 yrs. now and I=20=

just don't tell the Comcast techie I'm running a G3 processor - if I=20
have problems - they are usually line (Cable) problems )  but they ask=20=

a lot of questions to try to determine if it is your problem or theirs=20=

before they sent out a repair

hope this helps
Larry Hoover    -  WB8UGI
--
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."  =20=

   John A. Shedd =A0
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E-mail: larryhoover@mac.com
Larry D Hoover	               (313) 530-2484
16141 Ashton
Detroit, MI. 48219-4103
WEBSITE:  http://homepage.mac.com/larryhoover/=


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