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Article #349Re: Just my opinon, but you might want to reconsider using a winmodem...
From: RAINMAN-G
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 00:00
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 00:00
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Melissa wrote: > > raneman@REMOVEearthlink.net (RAINMAN-G) wrote in > <3821276E.6384@earthlink.net>: > > >Bill Rubin wrote: > >> > >> 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). > > >or > > > >DOS > > > >or > > > >connect to a bulletin board service that is not on the > >internet.... > > Why would there be any problems with that? I fax with this too. Haven't used > a BBS in ages anyway, but I'm guessing there'd be no problem. > > -- > - Melissa <http://www.dimensional.com/~melissa/> > To email me, remove the spam spoofing Caps on each side of the @ > > If called upon, would you help? > <http://www.dimensional.com/~melissa/upanew.htm> > > Please boycott Orbital Sciences Corp.& American Express / First Data Corp. > until they do the right thing! > <http://www.dimensional.com/~melissa/jennifer.htm> Windows systems/new/win modems or win printers, none do DOS. Since you have no knowledge of DOS or its computer/printer requirements the best thing to do is butt out. Gordon -- ������������������������������������������������������ � To REPLY please take "REMOVE" out of EMail address � ������������������������������������������������������
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: 107518,3879a2a5ff6c5554 X-Google-Attributes: gid107518,public X-Google-Thread: 11474a,3879a2a5ff6c5554 X-Google-Attributes: gid11474a,public X-Google-Thread: 1073ca,3879a2a5ff6c5554 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073ca,public X-Google-Thread: 107cd9,3879a2a5ff6c5554 X-Google-Attributes: gid107cd9,public From: RAINMAN-G <ranemanREMOVE@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: Just my opinon, but you might want to reconsider using a winmodem... Date: 1999/11/05 Message-ID: <382345A4.1242@earthlink.net> X-Deja-AN: 544958521 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit References: <RulT3.405$Og.652@wormhole.dimensional.com> <s1sufa9924219@corp.supernews.com> <BAKT3.466$Og.771@wormhole.dimensional.com> <381FCEA1.4BB53049@prodigy.net> <3821276E.6384@earthlink.net> <cHkU3.41$U3.39@wormhole.dimensional.com> To: Melissa <MelissaB@Ydimensional.com> X-Posted-Path-Was: not-for-mail Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-ELN-Date: 5 Nov 1999 21:00:10 GMT X-ELN-Insert-Date: Fri Nov 5 13:05:11 1999 Organization: EarthLink Network, Inc. Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: raneman@REMOVEearthlink.net Newsgroups: co.consumers,co.general,alt.consumers.experiences,misc.consumers