do you know a specific linmodem that works?

[fredex]

On Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 08:52:44PM -0400, Tony Nelson wrote:
> At 6:59 PM -0400 7/14/05, Claude Jones wrote:
> >I know the drill, and all the arguments. I can get a Trendnet external for
> >$29.95. It will plug in and just work. For me, $30 is not a big deal. But,
> >now I'm spec'ing a large job - it's going to be junkyard machines (don't
> >laugh - I'm only partly kidding) and lots of them. $30 for one machine is not
> >much, but $30/machine for one hundred machines could mean the difference
> >between this non-profit getting computerized or not.
> >
> >So - have mercy folks. Can someone identify specific winmodems that will work
> >with FC? I have spent the day looking at the linmodems site and doing other
> >research, but I thought this couldn't be a better place to ask...
> 
> All the machines will be in separate locations and dial in to, uhh, what?
> I mean, are all those modems really necessary?  If they are, who's goint to
> pay the phone bill?  If not, ethernet cards are pretty cheap, and so are
> 10baseT switches.  There may be better network topologies, but it only
> needs to be better than modems.
> ____________________________________________________________________
> TonyN.:'                       <mailto:tonynelson at georgeanelson.com>

And if you really DO need modems, there must be entire landfills full
of old serial modems around somewhere. I've got several of 'em lying
around the house here, 2x28.8 and 2x56k. Probably others have old
ones lying around too, so with some serious scrounging you may be
able to scare up 28.8/33.6/56k external modems by donation, especially
if it's a tax-deductible donation.

I've also got several old 28.8/33.6 USR internal (ISA slot) modems
lying around, of various models, should you feel the need for them.
They could be yours for the cost of shipping.

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