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Date:      Thu, 11 Mar 1999 10:37:21 -0500
From:      Josh Emmons <skia@tcsnet.net>
To:        HERBELOT Thierry <Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Non win-modem?  Where?
Message-ID:  <36E7E331.C3E7AAB@tcsnet.net>
References:  <Pine.GSO.4.10.9903110955010.14941-100000@achilles.tcsnet.net> <36E7E12E.E70E2203@telspace.alcatel.fr>

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Actually, for what it's worth, I've seen an external modem that reported to be a
``winmodem'' (at least that's what it said on the box).  What is the world
comming to?

Josh Emmons ... j-emmons@sjca.edu
``My universe isn't any smaller.''


HERBELOT Thierry wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> any **external modem** will do (connected via RS-232 and using Hayes
> commands)
> 
>         TfH
> 
> Joshua Emmons wrote:
> >
> > Hey all, this is probably a bit off topic, but:
> >
> > I have just discovered that the reason my plug-n-pray modem would not work
> > with FreeBSD is that it's a win modem.  I didn't know this before... I
> > wouldn't have bought it if I had... but it seems that people just arn't
> > marking WINMODEM on the boxes in big bold type anymore.
> >
> > At any rate, I say: take thyself to onsale.com and find a new modem.  To
> > my surprise, there is not a SINGLE NON-WIN MODEM THERE!  So, now to my
> > question:
> >
> > Can anyone suguest a good manufacturer or re-seller of non-win modems?
> > I can't believe that there arn't SOME moral modem makers out there!
> >
> > --
> > Josh Emmons ... j-emmons@sjca.edu
> > ``My universe isn't any smaller.''
> >
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