I have a stock 9600/300 that I run SBC DSL on it. My 9600 is not accelerated and has 224 MB of RAM. I also have an Orange Micro card in the 9600. It is running SBC DSL.
So I can say the answer is YES YOU CAN. Quite frankly, I have had so much trouble with my iMac and so little trouble with the 9600 and my two 7100's (and even an old IIci) that I am thinking of stuffing a larger hard drive in the 9600, dropping in the fastest accelerator I can buy, putting on a system 10 partition, upgrading the 7100's and the IIci and giving the iMac the boot. Oh, by the way, one of the 7100's gets on SBC DSL using system 8.6 and does just fine. The other one has not had the software loaded on it. All of the computers share the DSL modem by means of a router, which also gives protection from attack and spying (although I still maintain active copies of Norton Person Firewall on each machine). Neal >Hi all, > >Is anyone out there running SBC/Yahoo DSL on a *stock* 9600 box? I think >I've finally talked myself into getting DSL, but have spent quite a bit of >time this week trying to find someone in their tech support department who >can confirm that it will run on a 9600 box. > >Their website says it will run on a "PowerPC," and then they furnish "G3, >G4" as examples. The thing is, I believe that my 9600/350/384 is faster >than some of the early G3's and see no reason why their DSL would not run on >this box. And yet when I ask their (alleged) Mac tech support people about >this, all I get is a hesitant "it.......*should*......run." I actually >asked the several techs I spoke with, "Um, can you maybe AIM some people >there and ask if anyone's ever dealt with an end user using a 9600 box?" No >luck. > >So...if anyone out there is doing this, I'm sure they're subscribed to this >list. I would be grateful for any experiences or insights you guys could >share. > >I'd also like to hear from people regarding their experience with SBC/Yahoo >tech support. I get the impression that they're routing at least some of >their calls to India. This is fine by me, if the people on the other end of >the line a) speak (passable) English and b) know (somewhat) more than I do >(this requirement in particular is *not* a stringent one). But a couple of >the folks I spoke with could not fulfill even these basic requirements (i.e. >I don't need the bleedin' SBC website read back to me over the phone!). I'm >trying to figure out if this would be the Shape of Things to Come if I take >the plunge. > > >Best, > >James Fraser > > >-- >PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com Carrie L. Lewis - Horse Painter Member of The Equine Art Guild http://www.equineartguild.com/~carrielewis NOW OPEN! Visit my new online gallery to see all current original oils and colored pencil works and limited edition prints. http://www.art-agent.com/artist_info.php?userid=17470 -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
