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On Tuesday 25 Nov 2003 1:49 pm, Richard Brown wrote: > Hi Guys > > I recently wrote regarding experiences of connecting a Linux and a Mac. > My reason for writing is that I would like to use AOL's free disk to > connect to the internet and download various rpms etc. If you ask nicely, I'm sure there are people on the list with broadband who'd download things for you onto CD. > I use Synaptic with RH9 but I only a 56k modem so cost of using Synaptic > fully will be expensive and slow... And so using AOL I get to connect > for free for up to 45 days, plenty of time to download and then when I > need to I'll wait for the next offer! And you don't think AOL have seen this coming? > And so, is it possible for me to connect to the internet using a Mac > connection? AOL do support Mac's using OS9 but I'm not sure about OSX. > Or a better way would be to use an internet cafe with Broadband and > download the various rpms and then tell Synaptic to use a local ftp > site, i.e. my computer to upgrade. Is this possible? Expensive, potentially - you'll have to pay for the connection time. You could try sites like Linux Emporium that offer custom CD-R burns from FTP mirrors. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.codehelp.co.uk/ http://www.dclug.org.uk/ http://www.isbn.org.uk/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/isbnsearch/ http://www.biglumber.com/x/web?qs=0x8801094A28BCB3E3
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