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In <1h0umsINN2tt@golem.wcc.govt.nz> wells_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:

> If the modem has the same serial socket, and phone-plugs on the back, (
> or side depending...) and it's HAYES compatible, Flash will handle it
> quite happily!  (It should say on the box or in the manual or something
> what the modems specifications are...)
> 
> If it is a 9600, you'll need to find the serial patch for use on your
> ST, otherwise the modem will complain when you start trying to do anything
> fancy!!  (This patch is available pretty much everywhere, I think
> POOLFIX does the required job.)
> 
> It would be advisable to test, or get the modem on a if-it-doesn't-go-can-I
> return-it basis!  That's probably the safest method.  Modems are pretty
> much standard, if it works on one machine, it will generally work on all
> the others!  (with one major exception being MS-Doze Internal Modems!)
> 
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What is it that the serial patch you mentioned do exactly?