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Using Dialup ISP??
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Posted: Monday, August 26, 2002 - 09:15 AM UTC
I just finished a new theme for Dialup ISP users. It's an abbriviated version of the regular site and has fewer graphics on the homepage and site frame. It also has no right side blocks (voting, history channel, quotes, etc.) so it will also work for those on smaller displays or those using 800 X 600 or below.

On the topic of screen resolutions I know many people use 800 X 600. I would like to recommend that you try the next higher resolution (1024 X 768) and see if that works better for your PC use. This is a never ending cycle I am afraid, and as much as I wanted the site to work for 800 X 600 users, it just kinda crept out of the box.

To change your theme please check your my account page.

Cheers,
Jim
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Posted: Monday, August 26, 2002 - 09:44 AM UTC
Thanks Jim. It loads much faster. :-)
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Posted: Monday, August 26, 2002 - 10:08 AM UTC
Jim, thanks. You've done a tremendous job here with ArmoramA.com!

I do the dialup at home and quite frankly, I'd be afraid that I'd miss something, so I'm staying with the default theme for now. I don't feel that the download time is all that bad anyway. Still finding my way around here, but this place is a ton of fun and knowledge, and by-jeepers (PC here), I'm sticking to it!

My sincerest thanks to you and crew! There's a lot of work involved here!

Thanks,
Kevin Keefe
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Posted: Monday, August 26, 2002 - 09:00 PM UTC
Jim,

I'm on cable, but I did switch to the Dial UP theme......Just love the extra bit of speed to it !

Great feature again ! Thanks !
Marty
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Posted: Monday, August 26, 2002 - 09:04 PM UTC
I do agree with Jim on the 1024x768 resolution. I have built my website specifically for that resolution. Everything just looks better at the higher setting.

Marty
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Posted: Monday, August 26, 2002 - 10:45 PM UTC
Hi Jim, I'll give it a try.
By the way..............do you or anyone else, know if this new
High Speed DSL for Dial-Up that is being advertised really
works for Dial-Up modems ???????????
My PC is ancient.............only a 75MHz Pentium Processor and 40Mb RAM. ( your
probably having a good laugh now - that's ok'................ LOL ).
But, will this Dial-up DSL thing really increase my internet speed when logging
on to webpages and surfing the net ?
- ralph
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Posted: Monday, August 26, 2002 - 10:58 PM UTC
Much better now Jim!
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Posted: Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:55 PM UTC
I changed the setting too Jim - and I like it. Considering going to 1024 x 768 for my personal website too now...

Gunnie
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Posted: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 - 12:37 AM UTC
Ralph,
The thing with the dsl lines is it is your line so increased traffic wont slow you down but you need to live close to a switch inorder to even get the digital line. With regular phones (analog lines) the more people on the slower you connect. Most people have a 56K modem. However most people can only connect at 28k due to the physical phone lines. So DSL does give you an increase in speed to about 32 mbs. JDM
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Posted: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 - 08:38 AM UTC

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Ralph,
The thing with the dsl lines is it is your line so increased traffic wont slow you down but you need to live close to a switch inorder to even get the digital line. With regular phones (analog lines) the more people on the slower you connect. Most people have a 56K modem. However most people can only connect at 28k due to the physical phone lines. So DSL does give you an increase in speed to about 32 mbs. JDM


THANK YOU SARGE................APPRECIATE THE INFO !

- ralph
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Posted: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 - 09:02 AM UTC
Jim
Hats off and a salute to you. I am fine with the armor theme, 95% of my time here is at T1 speeds, perk of work!!

I just wanted to say of all the sites I have frequented this is by far the most well kept and updated and improved site I have seen - GREAT JOB.

Never hesitate to ask us if there is anything we can do to help out.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 08:17 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Hi Jim, I'll give it a try.
By the way..............do you or anyone else, know if this new
High Speed DSL for Dial-Up that is being advertised really
works for Dial-Up modems ???????????
My PC is ancient.............only a 75MHz Pentium Processor and 40Mb RAM. ( your
probably having a good laugh now - that's ok'................ LOL ).
But, will this Dial-up DSL thing really increase my internet speed when logging
on to webpages and surfing the net ?
- ralph


Not laughing but hey what ever gets you by was working on my Brothers the other day now you want a laugh, cycrix cpu with 16 megs of ram and a 1.5 gig drive old Isa modem and sound card So I put 64 megs of Edo ram in I had laying around and installed a usb card for him so he could use his scanner. Told him for $599.00 to go get a dell cheaper then I could build him one.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 10:07 PM UTC
Hey Jeff..........THANKS !
That Dell PC system on TV commercials I see is
what I really want ..............For $599 - that's a great deal !

- ralph
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Posted: Saturday, August 31, 2002 - 09:50 AM UTC

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Hey Jeff..........THANKS !
That Dell PC system on TV commercials I see is
what I really want ..............For $599 - that's a great deal !

- ralph


Go for it but get the 3 year warrenty with it my sister has a Dell and her Mb went out after she got it so they fixed it at the house. OH yes get the @ home service. . Me I don't like no machine not built by anybody but me so I know what is in it Dell has this thing they say you get this MB with machine but if it is not in stock they put something else in so watch them like a Hawk
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