Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 01:08:15 +0200 From: Olaf Hoyer <ohoyer@fbwi.fh-wilhelmshaven.de> To: Eaglez <eaglez69@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCI "non-win" modems Message-ID: <4.1.20000612010449.00c75d00@mail.rz.fh-wilhelmshaven.de> In-Reply-To: <20000611224614.25444.qmail@web109.yahoomail.com>
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At 15:46 11.06.00 -0700, you wrote: >OK, i've noticed that 3com/USR now has a pci modem >that's not a "winmodem". Since i'm trying to merge >completely away from ISA, i'm pretty interested. I'd >like to know if these ARE actually compatable in unix. >Or did they just call it not-a-winmodem so they could >charge more? > >Also, i was a bit put out when i first installed >FreeBSD (some years ago, before 3.0 came out) and i >had a winmodem at the time; discovered it didn't work. >Now i know it's been said that it'd be pretty easy to >write a driver for these winmodems. So i decided to >ask for an update. Does 4.0, or indeed 5.0 have any >support for these winmodems? Maybe just 3com/USR >winmodems? I'm running on an old external 28.8, while >the winmodem is a 33.6. It'd be really nice to be able >to use it right now. (It'd save me like $100 for the >cost of a new modem.) > Hi! I heard some reports that Linux supports some Winmodems. So the technical side of a driver should not be the problem... 100$ for a new modem?? On ebay.de , they sell some el cheapo 56k stuff for about 50 DM ~25 U$ (Also got my sister an USR sportster 33.6 ext. for about ~20 U$) Regards Olaf Hoyer -------- Olaf Hoyer www.nightfire.de mailto:Olaf.Hoyer@nightfire.de FreeBSD- Turning PC's into workstations ICQ:22838075 Liebe und Hass sind nicht blind, aber geblendet vom Feuer, dass sie selber mit sich tragen. (Nietzsche) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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