Subj : back in business
To   : TOM WALKER
From : CHARLES ANGELICH
Date : Tue Dec 28 2004 07:53 pm

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Hello Tom - 

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->> There are resellers of used equipment here and there but
->> I've not seen any serial port external modems at any of
->> them. :-\ 

TW> Perhaps those having them are not getting rid of them. 

I would guess that you are correct. 

TW> I checked the www.outposr.com Web Site(FRY's web seller)n
TW> and they still list 6 Serial Port Modems. Best Data,
TW> Actiontec, Creative, Diamond Supermax, U.S. Robotics, and
TW> Zoom 

I will check that URL, thanks. 

TW> I can recomend either the Best Data or the Creative. The US
TW> Robotics is a very high quality Modem but the price of
TW> $89.99 is high when the Best Data and the Creative are
TW> almost as good at $46.99 and $54.99 I don't know much about
TW> the other brands except I have a very low opinion of ZOOM.
TW> But that is a carryover of their origional entry into the
TW> Modem Market in the 80 when they were Pure Junk.Their price
TW> at $64.99 is higher then the rest of the field excpet the
TW> U.S. Robotics. The others I mentioned are all priced
TW> between the Price of the Best Data and the Creative 

TW> As a Side note I found that some of the External USB modems
TW> are Win Modems so I urge caution in selecting one if one is
TW> going that way. 

I am running out of patience with deceptive packaging slipping
in the 'win' everything and shared memory cr*p. 

TW> While I guess it is a moot point as with CPU speeds in the
TW> 2g to 3g range becoming typical any system slow down by the
TW> Modem CPU loading is hardly noticable. :-) 

I am looking for Linux compatibility here. I already have a
working winmodem 56K, I just want to be able to boot up Linux
and access the internet with it. 

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