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An ethernet card makes it possible for your computer
to pass data to and from the internet. You must have
an ethernet card and software drivers installed in your
computer. You will also need a standard ethernet cable
to connect the ethernet card to your cable modem.
Requirements
Here are the things you’ll need to access the
internet over your cable system.
modem requirements
• Cable modem
• Power supply adapter
cable internet service requirements
• Cable company that offers DOCSIS-compliant internet services
IBM PC COMPATIBLE MACINTOSH
CPU 486DX 66MHz (Pentium preferred) PowerPC or higher
System RAM 16MB (32MB preferred) 16MB (24MB preferred)
Operating System Windows 95/98/NT MacOS 7.5.3 or higher
Available Disk Space Minimum 45MB (90MB preferred) Minimum 31MB (69MB preferred)
Sound Card 16-bit 16-bit
Video VGA or better (SVGA preferred) VGA or better (SVGA built-in preferred)
Floppy Drive 3.5” High Density (CD-ROM preferred) 3.5” High Density (CD-ROM preferred)
Ethernet 10Base-T 10Base-T
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computer requirements
• Personal computer with the following minimum system requirements (note
that the minimum requirements may vary by cable company):