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From: Bill Unruh
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 21:39

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In <syae5vp23h.fsf@tiktok.cygnus.com> Michael Meissner <meissner@redhat.com> writes:

]Johan Kullstam <kullstam@ne.mediaone.net> writes:

]> "LittleFish" <littlefish_au[SPAM ME AT YOUR OWN RISK]@yahoo.com> writes:
]> 
]> one word _EXTERNAL_.  yes, i know you said internal but why not expand
]> your possibilities?  since most mice these days are ps/2 or usb, you
]> probably have nothing on your rs232 ports.  why not use it?

Internal are fine, as long as you make sure that the modem is a real
modem, not some sort of winmodem. Ie it should state that it works under
Linux or under real DOS (not the DOS under windows). Get a return policy
to make sure that it works under Linux. 



Basically if you can persuade it to dial out under Linux, then it should
work.

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From: unruh@physics.ubc.ca (Bill Unruh)
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Subject: Re: Win Modems
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