At 01:48 PM 7/9/2001, you wrote:
<plug>
I get the USR 2977 (hardware based pci fax/modem) and the USR 2976
(hardware based fax modem with voice) for $56.00 and $60.00 (the 2976 is in
a bit of a shortage at the moment. I can also get the USR 5686 (external
modem) for $99.00 in retail box.
</plug>
No modem is like a USR........
~kurth
>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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