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| 22458 | 2001-10-24 05:07:00 | How can I tell whether or not my modem is a winmodem or not. It is in a PCI slot. Cheers all JM |
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| 22459 | 2001-10-24 06:34:00 | Usually winmodems will tell you in the box. It says something like 'Requires Windows 9X'. Basically a winmodem is one which is reliant on windows dependant software rather than handling everything in hardware and then writing drivers for various platforms to operate the hardware. | Guest (0) | ||
| 22460 | 2001-10-24 06:48:00 | If you paid less than $150 for it, and it's not an IBM or US Robotics (3com) brand, then I can almost guarantee that it's a winmodem. I suggest you replace it with one of the above brands, or with a serial external. Do *not* buy a USB external, because most of these are winmodems also. |
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| 22461 | 2001-10-24 06:58:00 | Almost certainly it will be a winmodem as most recent pci modems are. | Guest (0) | ||
| 22462 | 2001-10-24 09:08:00 | the proper way is to look at the chip that it uses. i came accross a site a while ago which gave a break down on the chips used, which brand and if it was a hard/soft modem. handy for sorting out those noname modems. | Guest (0) | ||
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