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- From: patrick@inlink.com (Charles Patrick Marks)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: 14.4 modem in A3000
- Date: 12 Feb 1996 06:58:58 GMT
- Organization: inlink
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- Bo Arnholm (arnis@tripnet.se) wrote:
- : 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.
- :
- : : 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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- The internal modem can be used in conjunction with the Goldengate card. At the present time I'm
- not sure where these can be located.
-
- Any external modem can be used with the 3000 I have a supra 288 and I have no problems using
- it to connect to the net, bbs's ect. Personally I would not waste money on a 14.4 modem at this time 28.8
- are dropping in price very quickly, and if you do any net surfing you will regret not getting a faster modem.
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- Charles P. Marks Jr
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