Re: Just my opinon, but you might want to reconsider using a winmodem...

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From: Melissa
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 00:00

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billrubin@prodigy.net (Bill Rubin) wrote in <381FCEA1.4BB53049@prodigy.net>:

>As you point out, it really is not true that it slows down your system. I 
have an IBM branded USR Winmodem in my system, and it works great, and even 
on a Pentium 133 it does not seem to have any impact on my system's 
performance.
>
>The only real reason not to get one is if you want to run Linux (or OS/2).

Oh yeah, the OS that Bill Gates is supposed to be quaking in his boots from.
:-)

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