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- From: Ronald Hill <rhill@erinet.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: 14.4 modem in A3000
- Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 21:21:28 -0500
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- 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.
-
- 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?
-