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Hi Bart, thanks for your reply.  You guys are great in this
alt.sys.mac.new_user-help newsgroup.  A super boost for the Mac! :-)

[cross posted to ch.comp]

bart@gte.net (Bart Barton) wrote in alt.sys.mac.newuser-help:

>In article <32cb4a38.4074799@news.globalserve.net>, purdy@globalserve.net wrote:

>[snipped]
>> I've printed off what I have so far but it's so much that I should
>> instead find:
>>  
>>  1) a reasonable priced IP in Zurich, Switzerland sympathetic to
>> inexperienced Mac users, and ;
>> 
>I'll have to admit I am totally unfamiliar with most exchange rates so
>couldn't tell you if listed prices were better/reasonable for a provider in
>the Zurich or not but if you'll go to
>http://thelist.iworld.com/country/Switzerland.html there are a number of
>providers listed with Zurich access numbers. Hopefully you're more familiar
>with the exchange rates and can determine what's good and what's not. :)

Thanks Bart.  That's a good list to start a search for ISPs in any
country and I've printed a copy I'll mail to my sister-in-law in
Zurich.  The standard easily-read format makes it easy to find what
you want and the links to the providers let you feel more confident
about your impressions.

Reading Swiss newsgroups I found http://webtool.net/provider/ which
seems to give you direct access to the front pages of many Swiss ISPs.
I've printed web pages from 6-7 of these and will soon send them to
Zurich.

The Swiss franc and Canadian $ are about equal, or worth about $0.75
US.  ISP pricing in Switzerland is indeed much higher than Toronto
where PPP connections run $0.00 to $35.00 per month for an individual
unlimited time connection (you can expect good service for $25.00).
Swiss pricing seems to be where Toronto's was 1-2 years ago.

Hmmm... wonder what http://www.thelist.com shows for Toronto ... :-)

But the main point is I would be surprised if my sister-in-law will
subscribe to a Zurich ISP with their prices as high as they are now.
That means I must send her copies of web pages on disk ... but between
my PCs, the only way I know how to do that is through trickery.  
So how could I do it by disk from a PC to a Mac?

Doug