Re: Getting an A3010 net-connected. (A plea for help.)

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From: Dave Santorum
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 00:00

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In article <6d56a83748%glenn@squirrel-net.demon.co.uk>, Glenn Richards
<URL:mailto:glenn@squirrel-net.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In message <353122a8.41107183@news.demon.co.uk>
>           paul@nospam.zero-g.demon.co.uk (Paul) wrote:
> 
> > Here's the situation: my kids have an A3010 (2Mb). I have a spare 2.5"
> > HDD (250Mb Quantum Daytona) after a recent laptop upgrade, and also a
> > spare external 28.8 modem.
> 
> Right, you might actually find that the serial port on an A3010 is a bit on
> the lame side for Internet usage.

hmmm, downloading seems fine, rendering of web pages is another matter...
News/mail etc are OK and *seemed* to be the same at 19200 on the A3010
as at 57600 on a PC 486/75 laptop. Using a proxy for browsing obviously 
improves matters there too.
But, you will need at least 4Mb for most stuff.

DaveS
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From: Dave Santorum <davesH@ESspam.crespo.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Getting an A3010 net-connected. (A plea for help.)
Date: 1998/04/17
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