From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.complex ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15yEn5-0003XW-00 for ; Mon, 29 Oct 2001 10:57:32 -0500 Received: (from romualt@localhost) by linserver.complex (8.11.4/8.10.2) id f9TFxaX00346 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 29 Oct 2001 09:59:36 -0600 Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 09:59:36 -0600 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Looking for a 56k PCI modem for linux, dos Message-ID: <20011029095936.A343@megsinet.net> References: <001601c16039$3231a040$0300a8c0@elcjn1.sdca.home.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <001601c16039$3231a040$0300a8c0@elcjn1.sdca.home.com>; from tony@baechler.net on Sun, Oct 28, 2001 at 09:18:51PM -0800 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Yes, this the US Roobotics 56k voice pci modem. It works very well for me. Greg On Sun, Oct 28, 2001 at 09:18:51PM -0800, Tony Baechler wrote: > Hi. Be very careful about this since almost all newer modems, especially > 56 K are Winmodems and will not work well (if at all) with Linux. > However, I have seen a new setting in the 2.4.12 kernel about this, but > since this computer does not have a modem at all I did not look into it. > However, there is one known brand which works with DOS, so I am sure it > would work with Linux. I think it is US Robotics, now made by 3Com. Can > someone confirm this? I have one which I could consider selling but it is > a little expensive. That is why Winmodems are so popular, because they > are cheap and use your computer's resources. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup