> Dial-up is not future proof - full stop. I would disagree. At least it's good as a backup for ADSL. 56k is $20/month, ADSL is at least 3 times that. For browsing occasionally and sending a few emails ADSL is simply stupid, and that's what my friend will be doing.
Also, 56k is very reliable. ADSL is not. Read the adsl list. > Cable modems and dsl modems plug into your nc, don't they? Yes, but see above. > By the time you upgrade to a motherboard that doesn't support > ISA The available ISA slots (1?) may fill up too fast... But coming back to the real issue, can anyone suggest any retailers of PCI modems? (Thanks to Philip Charles for suggesting one in Dunedin) Volker
