Bayard Coolidge USG said:
>
>Benjamin Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
> You can then do something appropriate with the Winmodem,
> such as launching it into the Sun.
>
>Ummm, you might damage the Sun if you did that, but since they're
>a competitor, I certainly won't care. If you merely _install_ it
>in the Sun, then I suspect all you'll do is load the power supply
>a little as I doubt it will work any better there than on your Intel-
>based system.
Depends - it may add enough load to help heat your house :)
>
>Seriously, go down to Best Buy or other computer store, get a REAL
>modem, preferably PCI, and be done with it. I don't remember the
>exact model number now (mine's at home; I'm at work), but USR is
>selling (i.e., actively producing lots of, and marketing them) a
>real modem that states on the box that it will work under Windows NT
>and Linux. That's the one you want. You'll be a lot happier in the
>long run, particularly since the modem will be able to do a lot of
>things on its own without having to bog down your system the way
>the WinModems do.
I bought their external box (love the lights - quickest debugging tool
there is), but the internal card at Best Buy was $79, and stated it worked
with Windows NT, Mac, and Linux (i.e. it's a real modem, not a card that
uses your CPU as a wave synthesizer).
jeff
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