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| Answer» <html><body><p>I will shortly recieve a 486 laptop running Windows 95. It has minimal specs and only 8mb ram. Is it possible to use broadband with it?<br/><br/>Also, I may not be able to free up my current modem, so will my spare 28.8kbps modem work with a broadband connection (Yes, I know, it will be verrrry slow)Your ISP or modem will probably list some minimum requirements.Is that "spare" modem intended for a laptop or is it simply an external modem that can be used with any <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/computer-243299" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPUTER">COMPUTER</a>?<br/><br/>To use a 28.8kbps modem, you'll need to setup a dialup Internet connection for your ISP in Windows 95. Does your ISP provide dialup numbers? <br/><br/>Even though using that modem would yield a very slow Internet connection, that laptop would have difficulty handling a DSL line at full DSL speeds. Web browsing would be choppy/jerky. Still, an actual DSL connection might provide a much faster web browsing experience than the 28.8 modem. <br/><br/>However, if you were able to actually use the DSL connection on that laptop, you need to consider other things. Can you find firewall software that will run on it? I rather doubt it. And, what about spyware removal software and anti-<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/virus-727836" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VIRUS">VIRUS</a> software that will run on it? I suggest forgetting the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/idea-770073" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about IDEA">IDEA</a> of using that laptop on the Internet except perhaps as a backup computer for Internet access via the 28.8K modem in case you can not get online with your main computer.I'm not going to use this as a serious machine, I just want to see if I can do it. <br/>I dont know if my ISP gives a dialup number, I'll have to get my dad to dig out a bill and check which service he is subscribed to.<br/><br/>So technically its possible, but unadvisable. Am I more likely to get a virus booting true DOS and browsing with Arachne? I would guess so, but just checking.If you don't use it for email, that will reduce the risk of viruses. And, I would guess running DOS and browsing with Arachne is less risky, as <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/far-459491" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FAR">FAR</a> as picking up malware/spyware, than using Internet Explorer. But, I'm really not sure about this. I'm not familiar with Arachne.<br/><br/>I use Earthlink as the ISP underlying the DSL service which actually billed to me by my telephone service provider, EMBARQ (formerly Sprint). I can go to Earthlink's website and find a dialup number for my area and use it to connect with a dialup modem.</p></body></html> | |