I am cursed by AOL and a Mac

[Spacebawls]

I own an iBook G3 and a G4 cube, both macintosh's and we use AOL as an ISP since my dad can't use a computer for shit. Is there any way for me to get online? Would a cheap or free ISP work. I need to play this game http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif

[bobdroid47]

AOL doesn't work with Dreamcast, and the only way I've ver heard of to get it to work is using a PC. Netzero and Juno don't have Mac versions of their software so the only ways to get it to work would be to use DialGuard on a PC to get the username & password, or use a program like Virtual PC (http://connectix.com/products/vpc5m.html) so you could run Widnows applications on your Mac. A cheap ISP should work fine with both your DC and your Macs. You just need to sign up with one, then get the connection info from them. Then open the "System Prefs" application(This is for OS X, in lower version of Mac OS you need to open Remote Access from the control panel). In System Prefs click the network icon, then the PPP tab and enter the username, password, and Telephone number. For your Dreamcast, use the WebBrowser disc, and then go to Connection Settings and enter the same information you put in your iBook and Cube. For the DNS numbers, you can either leave it blank or contact your ISP and ask them what the IPs of their DNS servers are.
Hope this Helps http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

[BaronLaw]

Try Earthlink. They are Mac friendly and often have deals involving a certain amount of online connectivity for no charge. In fact, I had 3 months of Earthlink for free.

BaronLaw

[geewj]

*has a mac*

I feel your pain. Get someone to set up a juno account on a pc, then just put the info in your dc.

[Beta]

wait...netzero and juno are free!!?!??!

[CodeName62]

Yeah Netzero and Juno are free ISPs. However, I believe that Netzero is no longer compatible with the Dreamcast because of the low hops (I think). You can get a Juno UNI account, but they expire about every 1-2 weeks. So you will have to ask around for a new one.