> As for you on dial up I hope your city opts for whole access > wifi soon.
Note one important word in this sentence: "city." Now, I've got high-speed Internet and can download all the rich-text HTML stupidly-formatted email I want to (although I still prefer plain text), but many of my friends live in areas where they don't have high-speed Internet. It's not because they're poor or because they're opting to have dial-up for the "bargain"; it's because that's your only option in some areas. The cable company hasn't extended the line out to a bunch of places in rural Appalachia, and it's really difficult to set up wireless Internet in the mountains. It's slowly being done by a local company that just got a huge grant, but even that is still fairly slow and hasn't added a good number of people out here. Satellite Internet is another option, but there you're paying per kilobyte, so Dan's argument holds true again. Cell phone-based Internet doesn't work out here either; there are entire towns that are "dead zones." And I live in what some would consider the more "civilized" part of the region. So for all the people out here who have slow Internet because that's the only Internet there is, be considerate and send some plain text emails. Isaac -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
