Hi Ana, I happen to be "dial up bound" :-) haven't had many problems
with ISA modems as long as they were real hardware modems and Hayes
compatable.(not winmodems). I am now using an external modem that works
with anything with a serial port. (pretty much) You can get these all
day long now for about $5.00 US. (at New-to-you computers and probably
most used computer thrift stores) I picked up a Hayes 56K and a USR 56K
the other day just for spares.
Any way, some day I hope to have high speed access that doesn't cost an
arm and a leg.
L8ter....Wayne
PS: ISA to PCI......sounds like a lot of work......
Ana wrote:
Hi.
I found an ISA modem the other day. This is the old style that appeared
to the system as a simple serial port... it even has jumpers for
setting the IRQs. haha.
I'd like to plug this thing into some linux machine around the office
catch stray incoming faxes. Problem is, I think all the machines around
here worth keeping powered up are PCI only.
I did a very quick search for ISA/PCI bridge stuff, and this is all I've
found so far:
http://www.costronic.com/Ev71p.htm
It looks interesting and fun... but I haven't the time I need to "write
a 'Device Program' by [myself]". haha. I'd hardly know where to begin.
Anyway, have any of you dealt with somehow wedging an ISA device into a
PCI slot? I know I can work around this problem by buying an external
device for something like $200, which is more than I want to spend. Any
device and/or war stories are welcome.
Thanks,
- Ana
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