Re: Modem Maddness

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From: Irv Mullins
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 00:00

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(.)NippleS(.) wrote:

> My friend just told me my US Robotics 56k Voice Win modem will not work with
> linux.  Is this true??  If you have the answer please email me at
> quan_8@hotmail.com.
> Thanks alot!

  It's true. The Win "modem" is not a true modem. Most of the error-correction
and
  encoding is done by the CPU, and drivers for Linux are not available.
  Welcome to the world of "Microsoft standards" - meaning, buy from us or
  you're SOL.

  Regards,
  Irv

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