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- Path: netcom.com!puma
- From: puma@netcom.com (Gary Breuckman)
- Subject: Re: Which is better: Internal or External Modem
- Message-ID: <pumaDp6029.2tA@netcom.com>
- Organization: organized?? me?
- References: <315dd2be.1788635@news.interlog.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 03:51:45 GMT
- Sender: puma@netcom22.netcom.com
-
- In article <315dd2be.1788635@news.interlog.com>,
- Russell Gosse <rgosse@interlog.com> wrote:
- >I have the feeling this subject has been tackled before - this is my
- >first time in this group. I'm thinking of purchasing 28.8 modem and
- >was wondering how people felt about internal modems. With internals,
- >you don't get the lights and you have to boot the PC if the modem
- >hangs - at least I used to have this problem before. Are the modems
- >more reliable now that this kind of thing doesn't happen too much?
-
-
- Personally I prefer an external - it's easier to install or move between
- pc's (mine is on an AB switch), you have the LED's, you have a speaker you
- can hear, and you can reset it if necessary without killing the computer.
- You may also have better noise rejection and lightning protection, since
- the modem isn't inside the computer case.
- Bad point- you have the extra space, cables, transformer.
-
- Now, the biggest problem is what kind of serial ports are on your
- computer. IF the existing serial ports have 16550 UARTS, you will have no
- problems at the higher speeds. On the other hand if the UARTS are not
- 16550's (16450's or 8250's) then you will have a speed limit - most
- systems with the older UARTS are limited to port speeds of maybe 38.4K in
- DOS and 19.2K in windows - whereas the 16550 works fine at 115.2K both
- places. Internal modems have the equivalent of 16550's, so do not suffer
- from this problem. Changing an older UART by adding a serial card will
- cost you perhaps $35 or so.
-
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