Bill Dennison wrote in a message to James Holderman:
-> Yau like most people assume I've got web access;  as it hapens I don'
-> can't find a access point that is not long di9stance to my area.
 BD> To get support from most vendors almost requires WEB access;
Email will also get you pretty far,  if you have an email address...
 BD> as an interim you could use an online service like Prodigy, or 
 BD> AOL. While not "on the internet" necessarily, they are gateways 
 BD> to the internet. All three have 1-800 number access. (for an 
 BD> additional fee, of course) Compuserve, while not unlimited 
 BD> hours, hosts many hardware and software vendors, and can be a 
 BD> great resource also.
Yep,  and all three require a credit card to use them,  and I don't use 
credit cards.  I've tried AOL on a borrowed account,  and I'm not impressed.  
The thing is,  if I could afford their monthly charges,  or that of any other 
ISP, I could also probably afford to get my LD bill paid off...
 BD> Depending on usage,  Microsoft, Compaq, Novell and others offer 
 BD> periodic CDs with their latest patches and tech info on them.  
 BD> They're only as good as the latest issue,  where the WEB 
 BD> resources are updated constantly.
Yep.  And therefore you never know what you've got and if it's the latest 
compared to what's out there.  Heck,  even my bbs software shows the date of 
a file!  If I snag something off the 'net,  the date stamp on it ends up 
being the date I got it,  not the original date of the file.  They've got a 
ways to go yet before they get it right,  I think...
email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com 
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