Buy a good USR external OR internal PCI. They are supported. Luther
On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:30:51 -0600, archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Jan 12, 2008 10:56 PM, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> most people who are on the internet are not sophisticated users. >>> basically, >>> they are using a web browser and an email client. maybe some light word >>> processing. > .............................................. >> Not even that much, by my observation. A lot (most?) people who aren't >> very >> tech-savvy just use webmail. They often aren't even aware that mail >> clients, or any internet software other than the browser, exist---to them, >> the internet IS just the world inside the browser. >> >> And Google Docs ought to fill anyone's need for light word processing. >> >> Basically, 50% of home computer users would be happy with a Linux machine >> that went straight into Firefox when you turned it on. (The other half >> are >> gamers, which is a whole different issue.) >> >> Alex > ------------------------------------ > If someone walked me through getting a Lunux distro on the 'net, I'd > probably be able to master an email client, browser, etc. by myself and > could be rid of WinXP. > I've tried getting Ubuntu 7.04, PC Linus OS, Puppy Linux 2.12, Damn Small > Linux 3.0 rc2, Mepis 6.5, Mepis 6.0, Knoppix 5.0, Linux Mandrake 6.0, and > Red Hat Linux.....on the 'net. The serial modem is supposed to support > Linux but for some reason will not make the connection. > The modem works well with WinXP, so I don't think its likely to be > defective. > Gerry.....Plug and play kind of guy. > > -- Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) '82 300CD (166 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
