Re: A20/T20 Modem / Modem+Ether and linux

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From: sehh of H.I.C. & D.B.S. (sehh_at_altered.com)
Date: Fri May 12 2000 - 09:36:50 EDT


On Thu, 11 May 2000 22:52:16 -0400, Don Markuson wrote:

>Anyone know if the modem or modem+ether (Etherjet or 3Com) mini-PCI
>cards offered on the new A20/T20 stand a chance of Linux support?
>The MWAVE modems in IBM's previous models were certainly a
>disappointment in this department.

yes i agree with that.. mwave was a total disapointment...

>Is the modem on these cards a "software"-driven modem (i.e. WinModem)
>or the "real thing" not requiring special proprietary software?

i think a PCMCIA card which is a modem will work on any operating system, since
they use a universal protocol and work everywhere. A combo modem+ethernet would
be a good choice too.

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