On Thursday 18 April 2002 03:47 pm, you wrote: > Internal modems are not usually winmodems. maybe not, but HCF, HSP, HFC. are signs it is a winmodem, or at least if not a modem (not in MY book it ain't) then a Host Signal Processor. the "H" (meaning host, or the computer MOBO and CPU) means it ain't a hardware modem. This IS a win modem
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kaj Haulrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 9:35 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] modem > > > On Thursday 18 April 2002 01:59 pm, Ron Grace wrote: > > > my modem is internal it is a conexant hcf v90 56 k data fax pci modem > > > > > > if this modem will not work with linux,are there modems that can work > > with > > > > both linux and window (the wife still likes windows) ty Ron > > > > Well Ron, it seems your modem is "internal". That usually means a > > "winmodem", > > > which is nothing but some software emulating the real thing, i.e. an > > external > > > modem. > > > > From what I've learnt here on the list, setting up those winmodems is a > > pain > > > in the neck. It's generally wiser to lay down a few bucks for a real > > modem. > > > That way the modem does what it is meant for, thus sparing the CPU. > > > > I don't recall anyone having problems with an external modem. The setup > > is usually a breeze : just let kppp (the dialer) query for a modem, and > > it'll find it ! > > > > HTH > > > > Kaj Haulrich > > Denmark > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- ---- > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- In the June 15, 2000 issue of the magazine "Internet World" Alex Lightman points out that; "Moore�s Law, which holds that computer chips double in processing power every 18 months" and also notes that Ray Kurzweil claims in �Age of Spiritual Machines� that it�s closer to every 12 months. Things get scary for some singularity forecasters around 2020, when computing power equivalent to the human brain is expected to cost about $1,000. and even more frightening with all the brain power in the U.S. available for $1,000 by 2040. "The idea of the singularity as ground zero for human extinction will pose a chal lenge in the very near future"
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