From owner-freebsd-mobile Sat Apr 14 3:13:52 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from amleth.demon.co.uk (amleth.demon.co.uk [158.152.198.225]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DE70C37B50B for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2001 03:13:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from PEB@amleth.demon.co.uk) Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 09:02:41 GMT From: PEB@amleth.demon.co.uk (Paul E. Bennett) Reply-To: peb@amleth.demon.co.uk Message-Id: <7831@amleth.demon.co.uk> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Modem on laptop... X-Mailer: PCElm 1.10 Lines: 26 Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org In message <200104140101.SAA19581@freeway.dcfinc.com> "Chad R. Larson" writes: > As I recall, Kevin Oberman wrote: > > Wow! It would be really cool if FreeBSD could use WinModems. > > It would be even cooler if we could convince the manufacturers to: > a) release tech specs on the modem hardware It is nicer when they release quite full documentation even only as PDF's on their (working!!) web-site down-load area. At the very least you should be able to easily access the default settings of a product and information sufficient to change the defaults when necessary. > or > 2) release loadable modules to drive the modem chips. I would be happy with disclosure of the information. That way I could easily use the product in a wider range of systems. -- ******************************************************************** Paul E. Bennett .................... Forth based HIDECS Consultancy ..... Mob: +44 (0)7811-639972 .........NOW AVAILABLE:- HIDECS COURSE...... Tel: +44 (0)1235-814586 .... see http://www.feabhas.com for details. Going Forth Safely ..... EBA. www.electric-boat-association.org.uk.. ******************************************************************** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message