from Jake Young:
>The teacher's OmniBook regularly needs poking with a paperclip to reset
>it, and frequently locks solid when online with the internal ESS modem
>(it's fine with a real modem).
>
>This is what HP support had to say about it:
>"We are experiencing a problem with a date stamp in the programming
>code of the driver for the modem. The driver is causing a delay in
>the calls and preventing them from making connections. Our engineers
>are currently working on a fix to resolve this issue. When the update
>becomes available you will be able to find the update at www.hp.com.
>In the meantime, you should change the system date. To change the system
>date blah-blah-blah."
HP could have avoided that problem by manufacturing a real modem in the first
place. Now one wonders how much they really saved by cutting corners on the
modem. This Win(?)modem doesn't even work right in Windows! For the user, a
Losemodem may save $20 (US) up front but then produce much more than $20 worth
of headaches.
