On Mon, 04 Sep 2000, you wrote:
> Jason Ashman wrote:
> Jason:
> While many internal modems are winmodems -- especially the $39.95 blue
> light specials -- not all of them are. I have a Zoom 2919 ISA internal
> modem that works just fine. (I disabled the PnP feature and jumpered it
> to COM4, but I had to do that to get it to run under Windows. [It
> plugged OK, but it didn't Play!]) I also got an older Zoom modem -- with
> PnP enabled -- to work with Mandrake.
> Unfortunately, one problem that newbies face is that most manufacturers
> (including Zoom) don't put anything on the box to indicate that their
> product will work with anything other than Windows. I agree with you
> that it would be best to get an external modem unless there is some
> compelling reason to go with an internal unit. In addition to the
> guaranteed compatibility with any operating system, you get all those
> neat flashing lights.
> -- Carroll Grigsby
--
The flashing lights are soothing :)
I use a Diamond SupraExpree 56K and it works perfectly in Linux, and even BeOS
when I gave that OS a shot.
Jay
"Every man dies, not every man really lives."
http://www.mrsnooky.com
