Re: direct-pc

[David Teague <dbt@elentari.cs.wcu.edu>]

On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Fraser Campbell wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Kenneth Scharf wrote:
> 
> > Has anyone tried using direct-pc with Linux?
> > (thats the satellite inter-net connection. see
> > http://www.pdmnet.com/direcpdm.htm)  They say you need
> > windows 95 (but so do alot of isp's that work with
> > linux)  I can't get cable modem, or asdl where I live,
> > and this service is in the same price ballpark as isdn
> > but MUCH faster!
> 
> Network edition for DirecPC.  Unfortunately it costs $199 US and I
> have no experience with whether it works or not:
> http://www.helius.com/DirecPC/

Kenneth

Is this "Network edition for DirecPC" new? You are sure about the
price? 

I looked last Summer. Then the only software packages for the
direct-pc card were the Win 95 driver that comes with it, or the
expensive Linux router software package that really does cost $2.5K
(I looked again).  I concluded I'd have to use Win 95 to make use of
the direct-pc.

I think I'd pay $200 for the Linux driver just to be able to do the
card with Linux rather than have to use Windows 95.  

Where do I look for this software?

--David
David Teague, dbt@cs.wcu.edu
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