Laptops will have to have modems in them until wifi / adsl / cable internet connections are as ubiquitous as the dear old POTS.
On 11/30/07, Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How much longer are we going to see new laptops produced with modems in > them? > > I don't think it's worth a programers time to make a modem work. > > I think focus should be on getting broadband available and affordable. > > Cheers Don > > Chris wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-11-30 at 13:41 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > >> Not sure why this has gone offlist so I'll post my reply back to the > list.. > >> > >> Yes but the point is most open source developers don't need a winmodem so > >> why would they get involved in development for them? > >> > >> People develop what interests them or what their employers/sponsors pay > >> them to develop. As most winmodem manufacturers aren't really that > >> interested in the open source market they are not paying linux > developers.. > >> > > > > True enough. Which does not solve the problem of a traveller with a > > laptop. Hence the need for a USB to serial connector, and a hardware > > modem. > > > > I have never had this combination fail, despite where I have used it. > > > > I did once (in error?) try a Linuxant driver with an asus laptop using > > an ac97 soft modem. > > Eventually gave up, as in the end the tech's at Linuxant admitted there > > were modulation error's in the linuxant driver. > > Cost me 30$ US too :-( > > cheers Chris T > > -- > Don Gould > 2/59 Peverel Street, Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand > Phone: +64 3 348 7235 - Mobile: +64 21 114 0699 > www.thinkdesignprint.co.nz > -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
