>Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 17:33:35 +0000
>Hey, does anyone know if there is an easy way to figure out if a modem
>is a "Win modem"?
Examine memory at addresses 40h:0..7 - there are 4 words set
by BIOS to contain base addresses of serial ports. An internal
modem is seen as serial port if it is "normal" one, and a Win
modem is not. However, this method may fail - if the modem
address is same as some serial port or if its address is some
"strange" and BIOS does not know it. Try configure the modem
as COM3 or COM4 - usually PC has COM1 and COM2 only.
Also you need some simple OS for it - e.g. DOS: run DEBUG and
type command "D 40:0 7", and read these 8 bytes it shows.
Jerzy
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