Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 17:12:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Linh Pham <lplist@q.closedsrc.org> To: Tamgiao Nguyen <tnguye21@umbc.edu> Cc: newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Modem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007241650300.33930-100000@q.closedsrc.org> In-Reply-To: <397CD7A3.60C27CD@umbc.edu>
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On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Tamgiao Nguyen wrote: > Just curious, why would PCI be a bad choice? Some newer motherboards have no ISA > slots at all. Would FreeBSD have any problems with non-Winmodem PCI modems? > > What do you think about this US Robotics (3Com) modem: > > http://www.3com.com/client/pcd/analog/pci_faxmodem_features.html > > It's not a Winmodem. Call me old fashioned, but I personally prefer external modems mostly because I can save one slot for something more important. If the AC adapter dies, then I hack one together. I think it's kind of wasteful to use up a PCI slot if all it needs to do is transfer a maximum of 115.2Kbps over the bus. // Linh Pham // http://closedsrc.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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