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- From: arnis@tripnet.se (Bo Arnholm)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: 14.4 modem in A3000
- Date: 11 Feb 1996 14:37:14 GMT
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- Ronald Hill (rhill@erinet.com) wrote:
- : Joseph Waldvogel wrote:
- : >
- : > >I removed a generic 14.4 modem from my PC, and I'm considering using it
- : > >in my Amiga 3000. At present I have an external 2800 modem (slow) with
- : > >the A3000. Will I simply be able to install the 14.4 modem in the PC-AT
- : > >expansion slots in the Amiga? Is there anything in particular I need to
- : > >watch out for?
- : >
- : > AS far as I've heard, You Can't use it FOR the Amiga. You can however use if
- : > with a IBM Brigeboard in you Amiga running in IBM mode. I have no Idea if you
- : > would use it with PC-TASK?!?! or the Emplant IBM modual or not? I can tell
- : > you it WON'T work with the Amiga. For 1 thing there would be No serial.device
- : > driver for it! The only Internal Amiga Modem I can think of was the Supra
- : > 2400 baud one, and it used a Amiga Slow and had a Custom driver for it.
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- : Thank you for that crucial advice. You saved me a lot of trouble and grief for my wife.
- : She still uses the A3000 to connect to GEnie. Would I be safe to pick up a cheap 14.4
- : external modem for my A3000? Any suggestions?
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