<P>Hello NLUG,</P>
<P>I'm getting a grant for a project I'm working on next month and I'll be getting broadband (for a year if I have to) but I'd like to know who provides the most reliable, fastest installed, and best supported service in Nottingham. I don't have a POTS line, but would get one if necessary. In NYC I had cable, but I'd rather go with a DSL line here. I'm not sure if they even provide broadband over the television cable networks here. </P>
<P>I used to use a company called PANIX for work in NYC that provided my DSL. Public Access *Nix, because they were a smaller company and I had the number of a PERSON when I wanted help setting up a backup MX or whatever. Also, I recall using an ISP that gave out a free Solaris shell when you subscribed to a dialup account, so any perks like that would be a plus. </P>
<P>Finally, I'm also on the market for two Laptops. Can anyone recommend a shop that does good value and might work me out a deal for a couple of P4 3Ghz? </P>
<P>Of course, when I get these new toys I'll be wanting a distro. I used to use slackware but it's been a few years and I'm willing to try something else. I'm kind of biased against RedHat and I don't really like the .rpm system. It's a bit presumptuous, or at least I used to feel that way. Can anyone recommend and/or get me a copy of a good distro that doesn't try to do too much automagically?</P>
<P>Thanks,</P>
<P>Joshua</P><p>
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