[plug] Older PCs can't handle broadband

[Arie Hol]

Thank you for your comment.

I was making no assumptions, the subject line was simply quoting the heading
on the article, my intention was only to let people know about the article
itself, because I thought it may have been of interest.

As regards your comment :
>  Anyway, older PCs dont have USB ports :-)

Older PC's may not have USB ports, but what about people who have installed
USB interface cards to add USB capability to their systems ?


At 12:46 PM 29-12-2002 +0800, you wrote:
>On Sat, 28 Dec 2002, Arie Hol wrote:
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>> 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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