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Re: Winmodem - Please don't flame me

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From: Michael Cooper
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 00:00
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Hi, the best way is to check your documentation or the web site of the
manufacturer.  I am currently dealing with an IBM Mwave card in my system.
That is a combination modem/sound card that is distributed in many computers
including my Acer computer.  Unfortunately I learned myself that mwave means
windoze only.  Hope that obvious comment helps.

Mike

blah <me@home.here> wrote in message news:37bce3a5.5694041@news.sprint.ca...
> Just out of curiosity, how do you determine if a modem is a Winmodem
> or not?
> Thanks,
> Jay
>
>
>
> On Thu, 22 Jul 1999 17:09:30 GMT, montep@hal-pc.org (Monte Phillips)
> wrote:
>
> >There are only 2 methods by which you can utilize a winmodem with
> >linux
> >1. if linux is client on the network and winsdows is using a proxy
> >such as Sysgate or Wingate or some such.
> >2. You can do so while in VMWare by using Winx in a terminal window
> >while in the virtual operating system.  That is of course little
> >better than running windows direct.
> >
> >THERE IS NO AVAILABLE emulator to run winmodems.
> >
> >>> "Clumsy" <sangohan@geocities.com> writes:
> >>> Hi There,
> >>> I know WinModem aren't suppose to work in Linux, but I heard that with
> >>> Redhat Linux 6.0 you can make one work with an Emulator of some
sort... if
> >>> anyone know something about that or any name that could make me on a
path,
> >>> please Email me! Thanks Alot
> >>>
> >>> Clumsy
> >
>
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From: "Michael Cooper" <mccooper@csolve.net>
Subject: Re: Winmodem - Please don't flame me
Date: 1999/08/20
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