Message-ID: <001901c04220$0f9e6780$0201010a@goldendragon>
From: "Jamie" <bknight AT iolinc DOT net>
To: <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
References: <67BAFB085CD7D21190B80090273F74A45B7D06 AT emwatent02 DOT meters DOT com DOT au>
Subject: Re: Public Buying (was: Re: DRDOS FDISK)
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 22:18:21 -0500
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Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com

i believe 3com/usr makes an external winmodem...  

jamie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Da Silva, Joe <Joe DOT daSilva AT emailmetering DOT com>
To: <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 10:59 PM
Subject: RE: Public Buying (was: Re: DRDOS FDISK)


> Hmmm...
> 
> Real modems are *plentiful*, thanks very much!  ;-)
> 
> If in doubt, buy an "external" modem - surely, none of these
> are Winmodemz ... ?
> 
> Joe.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Val or Dean [SMTP:dtwo AT sympatico DOT ca]
> > Sent: Monday, 30 October 2000 14:58
> > To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
> > Subject: Re: Public Buying (was: Re: DRDOS FDISK)
> > 
> > 
> ---- snip ----
> >      
> >     Funny, that Winmodems seem to be the ONLY ones available anymore. I
> > do agree that they are crap, and most informed users I know also agree.
> > Then WHY can't we convince the big names to give us "real" modems
> > again??  Can you give me a list of brand names that STILL make AND
> > support non-winmodems??  ANy that I have seen are either crap, or old
> > stock.  So, I have a choice, crap Winmodems, or crap non-winmodems.
> > <bg>  Thanks for writing what I wish everyone knew!!  -Dean Dancey