REQUIREMENTS

Here are the things you’ll need to access the internet over your cable system.

MODEM REQUIREMENTS

Cable modem

off on

• Power supply adapter power

data

cable

traffic

email

COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS

Personal computer with the following minimum system requirements (note that the minimum requirements may vary by cable company):

 

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

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.

CABLE INTERNET SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

Cable company that offers DOCSIS-compliant internet services

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