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shaktiman
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
 Posted - 04 Aug 2002 : 12:07:05
What UK ISP's offer broadband/adsl/isdn internet access including support for 68kmacs?I know we've done this b4 but I can't remember, What is the difference between isdn & adsl & are these both broadband. Also what speed could my Quadra 840av handle? shaktiman Quadra 840av 128MB ram 2MB vram cd drive(caddy),1 caddy!:-)1.44 floppy drive,inject :-(1.2 gig drive
2 monitors 15" & 14" os 8.1 56k modem Stylewriter 1200 Zodiac speakers Umax 1220s scanner
3 year old son! |
Gothikon
Full Member
Australia
537 Posts |
Posted - 05 Aug 2002 : 03:27:03
you don't want to get ISDN although it is 68k Mac compatible. There are a number of nubus ISDN cards going around onebay for under 50 ukp.Cable is what you want. Most of my friends back home are with telewest but I'm not sure who's available in your area (wherever that is!) The advantage of this is you don't tie up your phone line, most cable packages offer discount calls, you've got the option of all the extra TV channels. All you need is an ethernet connection on your machine. You'll need an ethernet transciver for your machine to convert the AAUI port to a regular RJ-45 one, these go for about 10-15 ukp on eBay or you could get one from the states as they are pretty light and often go for less. In fact a shop here in Melbourne was selling them for about 2 UKP, dunno if they have any lef t though. The main expense is installation which *I think* could be 100-150 ukp can't remember though. After that you'll be looking at around 40 UKP a month but it really depends what package you go with eg. if you want cable TV as well. Hope thats helpful 
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shaktiman
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 06 Aug 2002 : 03:13:11
Yes it helps, I just wanna know what speed my mac will handle.I am in London(area ie:-Middlesex postcode next to Barnet) by the way. shaktiman Quadra 840av 128MB ram 2MB vram cd drive(caddy),1 caddy!:-)1.44 floppy drive,inject :-(1.2 gig drive
2 monitors 15" & 14" os 8.1 56k modem Stylewriter 1200 Zodiac speakers Umax 1220s scanner
3 year old son! |
danamania
Official 68k Muse
Australia
1193 Posts |
Posted - 06 Aug 2002 : 22:20:51
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Yes it helps, I just wanna know what speed my mac will handle.I am in London(area ie:-Middlesex postcode next to Barnet) by the way.
For browsing, on the 40Mhz Q630 I have here, on many sites going above 56k speeds doesn't make much difference - the machine spends so much time page rendering that it's pausing doing that, while it could be bringing other stuff in, and doesn't use the full speed of my adsl. On simpler pages however, you could definitely notice a difference :). When it comes to the speed of downloading files... via ftp or http say, either way a 68k will keep up with just about anything broadbandwise :) When I download files from one Quadra 605 to another across my network, I get aruond 140-150kb/sec - that's 1.5megabit type speeds... dana
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shaktiman
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2002 : 05:45:10
Cheers Dana, You remind me of The WonderStuffshaktiman Quadra 840av 128MB ram 2MB vram cd drive(caddy),1 caddy!:-)1.44 floppy drive,inject :-(1.2 gig drive
2 monitors 15" & 14" os 8.1 56k modem Stylewriter 1200 Zodiac speakers Umax 1220s scanner
3 year old son! |
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