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- From: James Brandt <jbrandt@cris.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Parallel Port Modems
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 19:06:20 -0800
- Organization: Concentric Internet Services
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- Anyone have any experiences with parallel port modems? Specifically, I
- am considering the purchase of a Microcom parallel port modem because ALL
- of my internal slots are filled - both PCI and ISA (Oh, both my serial
- ports are in use also). This machine is completely maxed out as far as
- peripherals go, so a parallel port modem seems to be my only hope.
-
- My guess is that because I have an EPP/ECP parallel port, a modem
- attached to it doesn't have to worry about UART problems. Does this mean
- no more CRC overruns? Is this a fundamentally better way to get a good
- modem connection or am I missing something? Any tradeoffs?
-
- James
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