On Fri, 26 Nov 1999,ben bradley wrote:
| i believe, and this just might be me... but i don't think that you can use
winmodems with linux.... hence the name winmodem.... i think they will only run
with windows.... i know they won't run under dos.... anyone know if this is
true? | | ben |
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Yes it is. Winmodems use software emulation for some hardware, and the code is
not on the modem, so the "drivers" are required. As a result I am told they are
SLOW! Best to get a "real" modem - meaning one with all the hardware in
hardware form.
MTC,
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