Nathan Russell wrote:
> I have noticed significantly better Prime95 times here at school than I
> did at home. On a hunch, I checked the hardware lists on the web, and I
> have what by all accounts is a software modem.
>
> Both to get the Prime95 times at home back up, and since I plan to put
> on a dual boot, I would like to get a hardware modem. My questions for
> the list:
>
> Are hard PCI modems available?
Is your software assisted modem online all the time? I wouldn't think
it should affect prime when you're offline. (Should it?)
If you don't have to have an internal modem get yourself an external
modem and drive it with a serial port. I love the ability to SEE the
modem lights (is it still online? is data flowing?) and also the
ability to reset the modem without having to reboot the whole pc.
Cheers... Russ (I still miss all the BBSes, killed by the web...)
US Robotics Courier V.Everything
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