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Subject: Re: USB Modem support
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<<On Thu, 29 May 2003 15:10:59 +0200, Brad du Plessis <bradd@cat.co.za> said:

> How do I find out before I go and buy a usb modem that its going to be 
> detected as a umodem or a ugen device.

A priori, you can't.  Looking in the Macintosh section will usually
assure you of getting something that is not Windows-specific, although
this is not a sufficient condition.  I bought one that worked; I think
it was a D-Link (it's at home right now and I'm not).

-GAWollman

PS: Suggest you learn to format your followups properly.