Board:   [fsxNet] BBS Software Development/Support
Subject: Re: Zoom Modems [Xpost]
From:    Gamgee(21:2/138)
Date:    Mon Sep 14, 2026 07:27

-=> Exodus wrote to Gamgee <=-

 G> Must be an internal "WinModem", eh?

 Ex> No, external USB modem.   Thats the same issue I had when I had my
 Ex> dialup line last year.  But I am on Win7, so it worked.

Oh.  Didn't know there was such a thing as a USB modem.  Sounds like
it's in the same category as a WinModem, maybe.

 G> Recommend getting an external modem.  No drivers needed.

 Ex> Not even sure most computers have serial ports for external any more.

That's certainly true.  They do make USB/serial adapters that work, as
I've done it with an external USR modem connected to a modern computer
running Linux.  The BBS software thinks it's talking to a normal serial
port.



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