[clue-tech] Installfest wrap up.

[Collins Richey]

On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 3:00 PM, David L. Anselmi <anselmi at anselmi.us> wrote:
> Collins Richey wrote:
>>
>> As soon as he gets Linux running, he will discover whether or not his
>> winmodem will work. He's been looking for a cheap external modem.
>> Sigh, how many years has it been since any of us have needed to setup
>> a modem.
>
> I actually did that recently.  I have a few real (internal) modems in use
> but I don't know how hard it is to get them anymore.  But a friend has a
> Connexant that I set up for him.  There's a proprietary Linux driver that
> Dell provides for him and that worked.  But I haven't verified what speed he
> gets with it.
>

I'll pass that on to Rex when he calls next. Meanwhile, he has
successfully shrunk the windows disk, installed Ubuntu, and moved on
to advanced questions liek 'what is apt-get'. One of those rare users
who doesn't give up when it doesn't work the first time. Rex is also
looking to move into the 20/21st century with a DSL or other high
speed connection.


-- 
Collins Richey
 If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
 of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.