DSL question from a newbie

You paid for Star Office?? Man if you need something just ask. I have
about 20 Star office disks in the wrapper.

- Joel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter M. Williams" <PeterWilliams@worldnet.att.net>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 11:32 AM
Subject: DSL question from a newbie


> Hello all,
> I haven't spent much time with computers since 1993. Last year I was
> forced to swap from Mac to IBM, and now I'm starting to play with Linux on
a
> PII300 I picked up cheap. I say play because I haven't' even been able to
> get the thing to recognize the StarOffice CD I bought at the last PLUG
> meeting, so I obviously have a way to go before I can say I 'work' with
> Linux.
> Anyway, my questions are about DSL vs. cox cable modem technology. Now
> that I'm playing again, I want to play faster. I'm looking at the Cox
cable
> internet and at DSLsource, but I'm open to any other suggestions. At this
> point, I don't even know if Cox can be used with Linux, and I'm a little
> hesitant to sign with DSLsource, as I would be paying for the slowest
speed
> they offer and an IDSL modem.
> Any thoughts?
> Pete
>
>
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