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On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:43:34 -0700 (PDT) "Amy E. Brown" <prayer_tree at yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Absolute Linux newbie here, just dipping a toe in the > water. Before I buy, I want to make sure that I've > covered my bases. > > Which ISPs with Boston-area access numbers are > Linux-friendly AND stable? My current ISP can't deal > with anything other than Windows and IE. I'm only > looking at dial-up at this point. Thanks for any > pointers. > > I'm considering SuSE Personal and would appreciate any > comments on that as well. I'll be installing Linux > alongside Windows 98 on a Dell with a Pentium III > processor. The World (Located in Collidge Corner with national dialup service:http://www.theworld.com) is a public access Unix system, and are the oldest ISP in the country. They charge $9.89/Mo for their cheapest service. I've found that their support people tend to be somewhat knowledgable in comparison to ISPs like Comcast who hire some type of non-human primate. I personally maintain both an account at TheWorld as well as Comcast. I've never had any trouble with Linux on Comcast. -- Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.blu.org/pipermail/discuss/attachments/20030801/6a9a1e5c/attachment.sig>
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