Re: PCI Modems for OS/2

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From: Chris Hoffmann
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 00:00

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On Mon, 16 Nov 1998 05:52:33, "Billy Ko" <billko@postoffice.worldnet.att.net> 
wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Nov 1998 00:54:04 GMT, solarfox@DON'TMESSWITHtexas.net wrote:
> 
> :>In theory, yes...  However, as a practical matter I can see why you might
> :>put a low-bandwidth device like a modem (or a spare parallel port, like I
> :>have in my PC here) on a PCI slot: the number of available ISA slots on
> :>motherboards is shrinking rapidly, and Intel would like (based on their
> :>proposed "PC'99" standard) to eliminate the ISA slot entirely in the next
> :>generation.
> 
> Of course, you could just put an external one on your on-board serial ports,
> as most m/b's today have them.
> 

The key word being "today". I understand that the future PC specs want to 
eliminate these and parallel ports also and replace them with USB. I guess 
we'll then just have USB modems - or will we all be on optic fibre by then (<-
BIG sarcastic remark there!).

Chris.

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From: chris.hoffmann@bigfoot.com (Chris Hoffmann)
Subject: Re: PCI Modems for OS/2
Date: 1998/11/18
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