Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 7 Sep 1999 18:10:21 +0000 ( ) | From | Gerhard Mack <> | Subject | Re: driver for 3COM USR PCI v.90 modem? |
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On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, Tigran Aivazian wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, Horst von Brand wrote: > > I looked over the 3com web site for modems, and _all_ PCI modems there > > appear to be Winmodems (they require Windows for operation, not just for > > running the programs on the CDs as explicitly stated in the specs; as > > opposed to the equivalent ISA models). OTOH, the Red Hat site states that > > PCI modems based on the Lucent Venus chipset can be made to work. > > Horst, > > Nowadays you get "designed for windows95" or even "requires win95" on > virtually everything, which I think should be present only on > garbage bins so your observation of what they call "minimum system > requirements" is not enough to satisfy me. > > The only way forward is to actually look at the beast which I was too > tired to do yesterday but intend to do today. That will destroy all the > doubts and mist surrounding the issue. > > Also, I have strong suspicion that 5610 and 5690 PCI models are *not* > winmodems, they are just unsupported PCI devices which use mapped memory > to communicate with the host. > Just a note ... I don't think minimum system requirements indicate a software DSP on PCI as the minimum is now something that comes with a PCI bus and an OS that can handle such a non standard com port.
I wish the industry would standardise a way to tell the diffrence by looking at the box. Considering that the winmodem makers wouldn't mark their product willingly, perhapse somone could persuade the manufacturers of real modems to mark it with "ON BOARD DSP" as a selling feature.
Gerhard
PS I would really like to know if you can get that modem working as the modem is the last thing I need ISA for.
-- gmack@imag.net
<>< As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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