On Thursday 01 March 2001 10:40 am, Matt Schroeder wrote:
> I recommend an external standard serial modem. The port nobody uses
> anyway...
>
> I have a ZOOM 56K external that Mandrake detects just fine.
Which is all fine and good, most external serial modems work well,
altho they take more resourses an often don't average out working at
the performance level of an internal. The reason I'm butting in here
is that you're wrong about "port nobody uses". Most all motherboards
provide 2 serial ports. Many serious linux users have one of those
ports tied up to a UPS to provide orderly unattended shutdowns in event
of power failures. Then, like myself, many have a Digital camera cable,
or some other serial device using the second port. So there's no port
available for an external modem, even if you're willing to put up with
more clutter on the desktop.
Fortunately with the advent of disappearance of ISA slots on newer
motherboards, some very good pci internal hardware modems have begun to
appear. Since they don't have the hassle and the performance hit on
system resources of external modems, I believe they are the better
alternative.
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