Cool! I knew there was a chance my vast knowledge of DOS might actually come in handy again some day!
:yikes

Another reason that the Net might fail is viri. Theoretically, a bad one could make the Net virtually unusable for a long period. I think it could easily happen. Never hurts to have a backup, for certainmoso.

Hey Eldermon, I'm still planning to work with my nonwinmodem a little more to see if I can get it up and running. If no go, then I'll start looking for an external variety. A usb one, I guess. Haven't had time to tinker much with the damn thing, but that time will come soon. Soon, dammit!

:vik