>Tom L. McCoy wrote: >> Can someone recommend a particular modem that'll work in an >> old dos-based 486-66? I'm not sure the machine will support a >> 56k, or even a 28.8.. and I never tried any of the 14.4's, I went >> from a 2400 hayes to a 56k in a win-pentium. I want to use the >> 486 to occasionally get the mail and browse if necessary. >On Sat, 7 Oct 2000 06:03:13 -0700 "Tom L. McCoy" > >Sam wrote: >> I am certain that a 486 will support a 33.6 modem. I use a 33.6 modem in >> my 386sx. A 486 might even support a 56k. Don't know. Never tried it. > > I am using an external AVTEK 56k "megamodem". I think it is actually made by >one of the more recognised brands, just re-labelled to compete at a >lower price. It runs like a train on my '486 133 MHz machine. The speed >of up/down traffic is more dependent on the copper telephone wires than >on my machine. I use Arachne almost exclusively, and only sometimes Win >3.1 for Opera or Netscape or CuteFTP when needed. > > So, 56k is not a problem with a 486. > >Regards, > Ron I've got an isa U.S. Robotics 56k6 in my 486DX2-80 (which is a winmodem, though). Normally I'm running Opera/Eudorawin3.1. As said above, for more speed a better(faster) provider would do more good than a faster computer. Think a 56k6 will work just fine on your 66. Greetings, Bas To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
