...Modem: You need one to connect to the Internet and online services like America Online over a standard dial-up telephone connection. Any standard modem should be fine. - CD-ROM drive: A combination DVD/CD-ROM drive will enable you...

...high-speed Web services. While a third of the nation's homes now have Internet access, most still use a dial-up telephone connection. But while only about 3 million homes currently use high-speed connections, that number is expected to...

...high-speed Web services. While a third of the nation's homes now have Internet access, most still use a dial-up telephone connection. But while only about 3 million homes currently use high-speed connections, that number is expected to...