[plug] Older PCs can't handle broadband

[Mike Holland]

On Sat, 28 Dec 2002, Arie Hol wrote:

> An item of interest for people with older PC's who are considering the
> change to Broadband.

Careful there Arie, your subject line is quite wrong. This is a USB 
problem only. I think most Linux users would use ethernet modems anyway,
for cable and ADSL.
  It the same issue with win-modems in slow PCs - a real modem fixes the
problem. 
  Anyway, older PCs dont have USB ports :-)

> "Low-power chipsets incompatible with some USB modems"

yes, but ...

> 'People who bought their computer more than two years ago could find that it
> is unable to cope with broadband.'

that is utter bollocks. 

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