From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 21 08:33:49 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id IAA16684 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 21 Dec 1995 08:33:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id IAA16669 for ; Thu, 21 Dec 1995 08:33:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id DAA16006; Fri, 22 Dec 1995 03:06:31 +1030 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199512211636.DAA16006@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: config boca modem problem To: bynum@NU.cs.fsu.edu Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 03:06:31 +1030 (CST) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, mccrory@plk.af.mil, questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199512211618.LAA00342@grep.cs.fsu.edu> from "Mark J. Bynum" at Dec 21, 95 11:18:38 am MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Mark J. Bynum stands accused of saying: > > > Also, most people with any sense wouldn't touch an internal modem with a > > 40-foot pole, so none of us working on it have one to test with... > > Basically, what are the reasons why people wouldn't touch an internal modem? > I have an internal USR 14.4 Sportster (working pretty well), and am thinking > of getting a new internal USR 28.8 Sportster. But if there is something wrong > with them, or you can justify the $30 extra then I would reconsider ... Well, let's start with 'can you see the LEDs?', and then 'lets plug it into this other machine over here for a second' (especially when the 'other machine' isn't a PC). On top of that, unless the card has a _real_ '550 on it, your chances of it working well are slim. Then you have the lightning risk to think about; an external modem has an isolated power supply and fusible links (also known as line drivers) between it and the computer; an internal modem has a hotline (so to speak) to all of the expensive components in your system. How's that for a start? I'm sure I've missed a few. > Mark Bynum -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 041-122-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] "Who does BSD?" "We do Chucky, we do." [[