On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 10:04, you wrote:
ah I gotcha now :)
> > What about that Linux modem dick smith was selling a we while ago or have
> > I got the wrong end of the srick :-/
>
> DSE have sold Linux-capable internal modems for some while. None of
> them were real hardmodems, to my knowledge. The odd one may have been a
> "hardware assisted soft modem", which means it takes a little less load
> from your CPU (irrelevant these days) but it still needs a *&@#$&*
> driver for it.
>
> A real modem needs no(!) driver other than those provided by the kernel
> for 16550A UARTs for serial ports. In other words, it looks identical
> to an external modem from the kernel's point of view.
>
> I coudln't conclusively work out which category the lucent venus
> chipset belongs to. I am awaiting Yuri's report with interest.
>
> Volker
