USR external faxmodem on RH9

[Bob McClure Jr]

On Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 03:40:47PM +0800, moey tony wrote:
> > 
> > Sorry about that.  As I said, go buy a modem that plugs into the serial
> > port.  First, it'll be compatible with ANYTHING (windows, Linux, BSD,
> > Macs) and second, it'll be faster than a winmodem is (since winmodems
> > depend on the CPU of your machine to do a lot of the work rather than
> > doing it themselves).
> > 
> Sorry to drop in like this,(and pardon the ignorance) but does that
> mean that it is a sure thing a serial modem is definitely not a
> winmodem?

Yes.

> i have come across a modem brand, Aztech, which doesn't
> state whether it will work with linux.
> 
> rgds,
> Tony

Cheers,
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Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
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