Pfff, don't believe what your cable companies tell you. I've got Verizon DSL at
1.5Mb/s and right now I'm watching YouTube (Voltron!) in one window while I
type this. The only struggles I ever have with streaming video (Youtube or
Hulu) is because I've got an outdated version of Linux which periodically
chokes.
You can also tell when the kids around the neighborhood get home as the speed
drops noticably for a few minutes but once they've checked their email it picks
back up...
Oh and its $6/month cheaper than the same speed cable modem PLUS Comcast
demanded $100 just to turn the cable connection on.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:25:59 -0400
From: Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Which Apple should I buy?
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
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The iBooks should work with an external mouse and keyboard, if they are
USB. If they are older ones with the little round connectors then no.
An external monitor will need a little pigtail to connect the monitor's
cable to the mini-DV port on the iBook. Apple store sells them, be sure
you get the one for your model.
I have a G4 PowerBook 1Ghz and 768M RAM it does streaming video,
e.g. YouTube just fine with our cable internet service; can't speak to
how it would work on DSL i'd guess it might have a little more chance of
being choppy but that really just means you're trying to suck more through
of the pipe than it can deliver.
Allan
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1983 300D
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