[X4U] Dialup users who need/want 10.4.3

Russell McGaha RussellMcGaha at direcway.com
Tue Nov 1 05:50:57 PST 2005


I've done this for users in my area as well (northeast Alabama, =20
Piedmont-Anniston area), and would be willing to help others for just =20=

cost.

Russell

On Nov 1, 2005, at 7:20 AM, Anthony Bailey wrote:

> Hello Timothy, I have done this in the past for people and I would =20
> be willing to continue to do so. As I am on dialup at home and =20
> definitely understand about the slow downloads plus other people =20
> needing/wanting to use the phone while you're online.
> Thanks, Anthony Bailey
> -----------
> this is coming to you from Anthony Bailey =F0 (abailey at semo.edu)
> Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri  63701
>
>
> On Oct 31, 2005, at 7:49 PM, Timothy Luoma wrote:
>
>
>>
>> One of the things I admire about the Linux/FreeBSD camp is their =20
>> enthusiasm to help other users, esp. those who do not have high =20
>> speed internet access.
>>
>> I'd like to think that we Mac users would do no less.
>>
>> As the 105.5 megabytes of the combo updater for 10.4.3 download to =20=

>> my computer at 159 KB/s, I'm well aware that there are folks out =20
>> there for whom 5 KB/s is the max they are likely to see on their =20
>> dialup accounts, and a file this big may simply not be possible to =20=

>> download.
>>
>> I'd be willing to help out a few folks on dialup, and presume =20
>> there are some others who would be willing to as well.  CD-R media =20=

>> is cheap and postage, well I suspect the whole thing would top out =20=

>> at about $2/$3 per CD.
>>
>> I'm hoping that others will step forward as well.  If we do, we =20
>> can help out the whole community w/o it being a burden on any one =20
>> person.
>>
>> TjL
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