John Stewart wrote:

> I'm also a little confused - "just as general as a land line
modem" is 
> hard for me to understand, since a land line modem would still require 
> something to connect to in order to be able to send traffic. You can 
> change ISPs on a land line modem, of course, but you can also (at least 
> some of the time, depending on the technology of the handset) change 
> wireless carriers...
> 
With a land line, dial up modem I can use the PC as a simple phone 
dialer.  Or, I can dial into any ISP I create a relationship with; 
including free.  And, I was dialing into bulletin boards long before I 
ever heard of the WEB.

Ray



 
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