Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 23:04:07 -0400 From: Tom Embt <tom@embt.com> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: install Modem Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19990510230407.00a13ed8@mail.embt.com>
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>As far as I know, you cannot. A winmodem is designed to work only under >Windows. > >It is probably possible to write a device driver for it, but from what I >have read no one has ever written one. I do not know whether it is because >no one knows the technical specifications, or because simply no one ever >decided to write it. Perhaps someone else can explain that. > >Adam >--- I will jump in here quickly - I think the fact that no-one has written a device driver for these things is *in part* because it is just plain against UNIX-type thinking. Anybody knowledable enough to write said driver realizes that handing off the modem's I/O work to the main CPU is a poor idea in terms of efficiency and effectiveness. UNIX gurus like smart peripherals (ie. SCSI drives and Postscript printers) instead of dumb peripherals (like IDE drives and PCL printers). Of course my opinion is, coming from a rural area with pathetic phone lines, that anything less than a USR Sportster is a waste of money, and a Courier is preferred. Tom Embt tom@embt.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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