First, thanks to those who replied to my question about installing Xephem. I got it in, up and running and it works really great! I really appreciate the speedy and knowledgeable help I have gotten here so far. Thanks for helping out this ultra-green newbie. Next set o' questions... really, I want you to know that I have done research on all of the below, but I'm still not sure if the few items I did turn up will work with my particular situation. I know most of the folks who post here are running Linux on Intel-based computers, but not me. I'm in the market for a 56K modem for my Mac Power PC 6500 that's running Linux... I've posted here about this and was told, correctly, that the internal modem this computer came with won't work under Linux. I have been trying to find an external 56K modem that will work with my PPC running Yellow Dog 2.2. YDL 2.2 is basically Red Hat for the Macintosh, so I would think that a 56K external Mac modem *should* theoretically work with this 'puter, but no one that carries them seems to be able to tell me for sure if they would or not. I have done some searching, but cannot seem to find a product whose specs would indicate that it will work on my computer. Rather than buy one that won't work for one reason or another, I wondered if anyone could point me to some brand names that would suit my purposes. I also have a useless StyleWriter 2400 that won't work with Linux. This Mac only has serial ports, so whatever printer I get would need to be Mac- and Linux-compatible. I almost bought a printer today that is supposedly Windows, Mac and Linux compatible, but unfortunately, it was a USB-only connector. I will continue to do some searching and calling around... but I thought it might be a time-saver if someone here who has run Linux on a PPC would tell me what kinds of modems and printers have worked with their setups. Thanks guys and gals, Jackie -- "All of us are in the gutter, but some of us are looking up at the stars." - Oscar Wilde