> So. Way at the bottom there is a mention of the Intel 3200 USB > modem. Now, I know that the Intel 2200 PCI modem should be avoided like > a flea-ridden, plague infect rat. However, has anyone heard about the > USB version under Linux? The reason I ask is because I am cheap. The > Cisco 67x, even at the low, low price of $195, is still a little steep. > The USB modem is free. However, what makes me nervous is that the USB > modem has the warning: "Will not work with Windows 95, NT4 nor > Macintosh operating systems." Now the first two are granted. But > Macintosh? Didn't USB first come to the Mac? Little red flashing light > warn: "Warning! Proprietary voodoo!" I guess if it's Intel... I'm guessing that it will only work with windows at the moment. The fact that it's USB might give it a better chance of working with Linux (or *BSD) in the future. IIRC, USB wasn't first on the Mac. It could be that they use some proprietary software to drive the thing and they don't have a Mac version of it. > Second, would anyone care to offer the web page of their favorite > DSL ISP? I found Real-Time's, and the deal looks good, but I like > shopping around. I use Sound Internet (www.scc.net). They're just down the road from where I live in St. Paul and they're pretty good. 19.95/mo. I know a lot of people who use Visi (www.visi.com) and love them. They just recently lowered their price to 19.95/mo, I believe. > Third, does anyone second the motion that there should be a FAQ for > this group that specifically lists the different options for cable/DSL > in the TC area? This is a really popular subject (which is why I feel > ashamed for bringing it up again) that perhaps deserves to be addressed > in a comprehensive manner. I second it. Gabe -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gabe Turner | X-President, UNIX Systems Administrator, | Assoc. for Computing Machinery U of M Supercomputing Institute for | University of Minnesohta Digital Simulation and Advanced Computation | dopp at acm.cs.umn.edu "Get out of my trash! I'm telling you for the last time! A man works hard for his filth, just to have vagrants steal it. It's a cryin' shame." - George Liquor in "The Boy Who Cried Rat!" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------