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From: culley harrelson <culley@fastmail.fm>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD laptop with:  56k modem, ethernet, Xfree86
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culley harrelson wrote:
> I need to set up a freebsd laptop with a 56k modem, ethernet and 
> Xfree86.  Does anyone have any recommendations for me?  I am more 
> concerned about purchasing hardware that will work than I am concerned 
> about price.
> 

Reading some more it looks like most laptops come with winmodems that do 
not work.  But there is no reason why an external modem couldn't be 
hooked up through the com port eh?  That should open things up for me...