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- From: Lawrence Kirby <fred@genesis.demon.co.uk>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: External modems are nonsense
- Date: Sun, 14 Jan 96 01:18:17 GMT
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- Message-ID: <821582297snz@genesis.demon.co.uk>
- References: <5-62TlW4YgB@quijote.in-berlin.de> <4c44p9$8sl@steel.interlog.com> <Pine.SUN.3.91.960102093642.11497C-100000@cpu3> <4cg61i$810_002@dialups163.ici.net> <DKzAK1.KMH@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
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- In article <DKzAK1.KMH@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
- wzhang@novice.uwaterloo.ca "W.Z." writes:
-
- >> - external modems are the only modems supported by some OS vendors, such as
- >> SCO
- >
- >This is bull.
-
- No, its true.
-
- >There is absolutely no difference to the OS whether the modem
- >is internal or external. Internal modems have their own com ports and
- >the only way an OS accesses a modem is through the com ports.
-
- That may or may not be true but it is irrelevant. 'Not supported' here
- means you don't get any technical support if it doesn't work. It doesn't
- mean to say it won't work. However there used to be a number of internal
- modems that didn't emulate COM ports properly (e.g. they were sensitive
- to timing which means that many comms programs added 'pacing' when sending
- AT commands). Hopefully that's pretty much cleared up now but SCO had
- good reason not to support internal modems.
-
- >> - external modems are more likely to come with a manual describing the AT
- >> commands for that model
- >
- >What kind of modems do you usually buy ?
-
- Apparently not the same modems that you buy.
-
- >This is also BS.
-
- I haven't seen it but I can quite believe it.
-
- >Any kind of modem
- >whether it is external or internal would always come with a manual. Just
- >because a modem is external doesn't mean it is more likely to come
- >with a manual describing the AT commands. Where are you gettings this
- >garbage data from ? Or are you making them up yourself ?
-
- Unless you have proof that it doesn't happen I suggest you take a less
- offensive tone (and it is a good idea anyway).
-
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- Lawrence Kirby | fred@genesis.demon.co.uk
- Wilts, England | 70734.126@compuserve.com
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