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Re: Are real modem extincted ?
- To: Oren Held <mlist(at-nospam)opinionz.cjb.net>
- Subject: Re: Are real modem extincted ?
- From: Dani Arbel <darbel(at-nospam)techunix.technion.ac.il>
- Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 17:18:28 +0200 (IST)
- Cc: linux-il(at-nospam)linux.org.il
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- In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0012231421110.11010-100000@deot.net>
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maybe you should look for external modems? Did not see yet a win external
modem (well, maybe the USB ones...)
On Sat, 23 Dec 2000, Oren Held wrote:
> Hello List!
>
> I saw the discussion here about modems and that reminded me..
> My friend wants to install linux , but he has nothing to do with it if his
> internet won't work under linux (he has a winmodem). So he asked me to
> tell him what modem he could buy in order to run it under linux. I told
> him to buy an ISA 56.6k USR..
>
> At the same time, my 56.6k usr stopped working. I still had a warranty so
> I asked excellnet to replace it. Then I understood that this product is
> _RARE_ in israel. who would believe it ?? 56.6k USR !!! is rare!. I also
> asked plonter. They have it on their list, but they told me they can
> never get it. After complaining to the excellnet CEO, he said he
> found, after searching for a long time, a new (waw !!!) ISA 56.6k
> USR.
>
> My question is.. Are there good alternatives ?? what the heck is going on
> in here.. Looks like one should fly abroad in order to get a modem for
> linux (or any other os except of win).. Is there any REAL
> (hardware) modem, isa or pci, at any price, that is selled here in israel
> ?
>
> Thanks,
> Oren.
>
>
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