Re: [Plug] Linux compatible ISPs

[Aaron Brown <linux@fsckit.com>]

I was able to pick up a Smartlink modem that used the USR TI chipset for
$39.  I found it in a store Called Smart Comp
http://www.smartcomp-pa.com.  

-- 
-Rune

Einsteins theory of Relativity mean that no matter what direction you go
in life you have a relative that has a theory...

In the Depths of the minds of the insane Fantasy and Reality are the
same...

On Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Bill Jonas wrote:

:Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 11:41:29 -0400
:From: Bill Jonas <Bill_Jonas@email.msn.com>
:Reply-To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:Subject: Re: [Plug] Linux compatible ISPs
:
:Hehe... yeah... this is from the emachines web site...
:
:"The UART response for a HSP MicroModem 56K as "8250" is erroneous and will
:not cause any degradation in our modems performance.
:
:"A common method to test if a PC is communicating with the modem is to use
:the "more info" feature under Control Panel/Modems/Diagnostics. The response
:from the "more info" request includes Port, Interrupt, Address, UART, and
:Highest Speed, plus ATI1~ 7 responses from the modem. Windows 95/98 directly
:accesses the I/O looking for a hardware UART, and this is the source of the
:erroneous response. When Windows 95/98 accesses the I/O, it communicates
:with our ASIC (not a UART) and reports an 8250 UART. By using a virtual
:UART, the PC-TEL HSP solution eliminates the bottleneck a hardware UART
:imposes and is not limited to the 115K bit/s throughput. "
:
:Can anybody suggest a decent, inexpensive (non-win) modem that behaves
:itself?  :)
:
:----- Original Message -----
:From: <umweber@mcs.drexel.edu>
:To: <plug@lists.nothinbut.net>
:Sent: Sunday, August 29, 1999 11:13 AM
:Subject: Re: [Plug] Linux compatible ISPs
:
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:> Those HSP micromodems don't even have true 16550 UARTS!
:>
:> --
:> Michelle Weber
:> umweber@mcs.drexel.edu
:>
:>
:> On Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Kurt Telep wrote:
:>
:> > Bill-
:> >
:> > Yes Bill, you are correct, The modem in this box is a winmodem, and will
:not be
:> > compatible with Linux.
:> > It's a HSP Micromodem  which is standard in ALL emachines.
:> >
:> > Kurt Telep
:> >
:> > Voicenet Linux Config (Just Updated)
:> > http://www.voicenet.com/~mweber/linux/new/
:> >
:> > Free Webmail (In HEAVY Development)
:> > http://www.u4ea.org/~gurft/POPout.html
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