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Re: Linux Drivers: Question

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From: Geek of the Week
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 00:00
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Richard Steiner wrote:
> 
> Here in comp.os.linux.setup, Paul Brun <user@msn.com>
> spake unto us, saying:
> 
> >Hello guys, I am new to this group and new to Linux,
> >are there any drivers out there that support the new
> >Canon MultiPass C5000, Lucents Winmodem,
> 
> I'm sure many people will tell you that Winmodems will not work under
> Linux or any other OS unless the manufacturer has written drivers for
> it (the Linux community can't easily write drivers until the specs are
> made available).
> 
> I don't know anything about your other hardware.
> 
> --
>   -Rich Steiner  >>>--->  rsteiner@skypoint.com  >>>---> Bloomington, MN
>            OS/2 Warp 4 + Linux + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven!
>                    The Theorem Theorem: If If, Then Then.

Uhhh, does the work "Winmodem" suggest anything to you?  No, it won't
work, because many of the hardware functions normally performed by
onboard chips are done by Windoze VXDs.
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Subject: Re: Linux Drivers: Question
Date: 1998/04/19
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