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From: "Da Silva, Joe" <Joe DOT daSilva AT emailmetering DOT com>
To: "'opendos AT delorie DOT com'" <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: RE: Public Buying (was: Re: DRDOS FDISK)
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 17:03:42 +1100
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Have a look at "www.56k.com" - you will find lots of
good info on modems. If you find yourself a possible
candidate modem, you might be able to check it out
there ...

Joe.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Val or Dean [SMTP:dtwo AT sympatico DOT ca]
> Sent:	Tuesday, 31 October 2000 17:02
> To:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
> Subject:	Re: Public Buying (was: Re: DRDOS FDISK)
> 
> Patrick Moran wrote:
>  I am looking at one of my
> > wholesale catalogs and found a ZOOM model 56Kx 56k V.90 K56flex ISA
> > w/channel 2 call waiting support, voice mail (requires sound card) Flash
> > memory, Linux and NTcompatible. It says it is a PNP modem, but NT uses
> > legacy devices. Linux also uses legacy devices but does have PNP
> capability
> > if you install the software for it. So this is PROBABLY one of those
> that
> > can be used as either a PNP or legacy device. It comes in both internal
> and
> > external versions. I can check around a little and see what is
> available.
> 
>      Sorry, but "probably" just don't cut the mustard for me anymore.
> I'm tired of "pseudo-compatible" hardware. Works in DOS?? YES or NO.
> Period. No, if's ands or bytes<BG> Reminds me of an old George Carlin
> routine about "flammability"  He was confused by "flammable,
> nonflammable, and non-inflammable"
> He just wanted to know: Either it FLAMS or it DOESN'T FLAM!! <hehe>
>   Seriously, I really wish the modem manufacturers would either <blank>
> or get off the pot with DOS compatibility.  On one hand they offer,
> hardware settings, and then they turn around and limit the hardware to
> access only by Windows software.  Just one big headache for me.  All I
> want is an ISA INTERNAL 56K hardware modem. No WIN No fancy crap. But,
> as usual, I guess I am in the minority. -Dean