Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!agate!ucbvax!ANDREW.CMU.EDU!sk2f+ From: sk2f+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU ("Seth D. Kadesh") Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: using a modem Message-ID: Date: 9 Dec 88 02:36:12 GMT Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 12 NO, I'M NOT STUPID :-) I JUST SEE ALL THIS TALK ON THE BOARD ABOUT DOWNLOADING FILES, USING BLU, AND OTHER STUFF LIKE THAT. MY QUESTION IS: I DON'T YET HAVE A MODEM. WHEN I DO GET ONE, HOW DO I GO ABOUT DOWNLOADING? WHAT FILES DO I NEED? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 BIT UPLOADING???? WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE DOWNLOADED FILE TO MAKE IT "RUNNABLE"? ANY AND ALL HELP IS APPRECIATED. DO NOT ASSUME I KNOW ANYTHING (ABOUT MODEMS AND STUFF - I KNOW WHAT A COMPUTER IS :-) TIA. -seth kadesh sk2f+@andrew.cmu.edu the maD scienTist