So can I.. but does that mean you should??? Sure sounds good in theory.. but if you forked say 200 bucks extra to get a faster P4 CPU for example, and then bought a winmodem, you will lose most of the difference that faster CPU would have gotten you as its wasting cycles doing stuff the modem itself should be.
The funny thing is, that its so hard to find internal modems that are not winmodems.. cos comparing an external serial with a winmodem is not a fair comparision. The cost of the external has to not only cover the hardware that the winmodem should have it also has to cover the modem case, the power supply for it ect. An internal hardware modem would be very close to the same price as a winmodem.. There are a couple out there, their names just escape me at present. One of my wholesalers has a special on, external modem with a web camera for 59 bucks AUD. rgds Frank >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stephen Kuhn >Sent: Wednesday, 6 August 2003 3:26 PM >To: Mandrake Newbie >Subject: RE: [newbie] ARTICLE: Study: Linux nears Windows XP usability > > >On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 13:19, Frankie wrote: >> interesting.. >> >> I have used a dozen differnet no name brand serial external modems and >> never had a problem connecting once.. >> >> In fact one of them is on 24/7 on a permanent dialup connection and its >> been doing that for 3 years.. >> never had any probs with them.. just plug them in and run >wvdial or whever >> you use, and off it goes. >> >> I have also had no real hassles with conextant HCF/HSF >winmodems with the >> linux driver RPM marc wrote. >> Still, to each his own.. >> >> Since a external hardware modem costs about about 50 AUD bucks >nowdays, I >> cant' see why thats a big issue. :-) >> >> >> regards >> >> >> Franki > >Cuz, ya silly bastard, I can get internal modems for $15 AUD....HA! >(grin) > >-- >Wed Aug 6 17:20:01 EST 2003 > 17:20:01 up 2 days, 21:08, 2 users, load average: 2.91, 2.95, 2.92 >----------------------------------------------------------------- >| __ __ |kuhn media australia | >| /-oo /| |'-. |http://kma.0catch.com | >| .\__/ || | | |================================| >| _ / `._ \|_|_.-' |stephen kuhn | >| | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | >----------------------------------------------------------------- > linux user #:267497 linux machine #:194239 * MDK 9.1+ & RH 9 > Mandrake Linux Kernel 2.4.21-11mdk Cooker for i586 >----------------------------------------------------------------- > * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * > >The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably >not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind. > -- H.L. Mencken > >
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