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Satellite Internet Service for Macs?
Untimely Ripp'd asks: "Satellite broadband has been available to PC users for half a decade, and still is not trivially available to Mac users. It can be done, but it's always an unsupported hack, or it requires buying expensive extra hardware and software. I cannot understand why Hughes and the other providers would refuse to spend the relatively few dollars necessary to develop a couple of device drivers and glue libraries. Time after time, the vendors have said, 'it's coming,' but it never does, and the promise eventually goes away. (Earthlink's FAQ page no longer says that Mac software is being developed, for example). I'm not gung-ho on conspiracy theories, but the only explanation I can figure is that they're either being paid or bullied. Does anyone know of any serious tech hurdle that would make it cost more than $100K or so to develop the necessary software?" this article mentions one-way Mac service coming online from OWC in a future expansion, along with nationwide service. A comment from that story does mention a simple solution, but why is it that Satellite service, even one way satellite service, depends on Windows-only software? What other solutions have Mac users resorted to when they wanted their Macs connected?
I thought they were all too busy making Quicktime movies of their trip to the Volvo dealer, and ripping Yanni CDs to play on their iPod while they wait at the coffee shop for their Shitsu to get it's nails manicured, sipping latte's. You know, Thinking Differently.
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Actually, they're owned by Major League Baseball. Don't make Mark McGwire come down there!
it requires buying expensive...hardware
Expensive hardware? You mean like the Mac you're trying to get online with?
maybe its because Hughes, like most other companies, .. .. and all for what?
know better than to get in bed with mac users. they
tend to be the most pushy, clueless, demanding,
ignorant and zealous user community out there
always some screwed up issue
for the meager bucket-drop dollars from the pockets
of people for whom the concept of more than one
mouse button is overly taxing.
(mac linux users are excluded from this rant)
Operator: If the window isn't closing when you press...ummm...'option' or 'meta' F4 then you'll need to reinstall...uhhhh...OS ecks. ...or...
Operator: what programs are listed when you press...hrmmm....'cmd', 'meta' or 'option', and 'del'
And to make this on-topic:
Operator: OK, we need to see which protocols you have installed...click your right mouse button on Network Neighborhood...what do you mean you don't have Network Neighborhood?! It must be hidden! Let's clean up your desktop...click your right mouse button on the desktop and select 'Arrange Icons by'...what do you mean you only have one mouse button?!
Insightful indeed!