-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 12:40:00AM -0500, Kent West wrote: > The result is that winmodems (or winprinters, or winscanners, etc) > are not the best choice for any OS except Windows.
Considering how finicky winshit is, and how slow any computer running Windows is *before* it has to take on the duties of something better done in hardware, winhardware is a pretty questionable choice even for Windows users. Ironic how they call them winmodems, winscanners, etc, when they lose so horribly. > USB modems tend toward the win-hardware style also. Others on this list > who use modems will probably be able to give you some advice here (I'm > on cable modem, so haven't used a modem in some time.) I said it when I was still on dailup, I still say it today: If you're having problems with an internal modem or a winmodem, scrap it, get a real modem (ie, an external modem plugged into /dev/ttyS?) and move on. - -- .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/Mx3wsClmdIs2Ki8RAs0/AJ93xcUdM0DHwaqMQUHW5xUw2+orzwCfRyXd +Ly5uHYyRga9iQ6IM0yseTI= =TGDa -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
