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> Note: You will have a lot of trouble using a softmodem/winmodem! You are much better off using a hardware-based modem. Some things never change
by howard941 8y ago
> Note: You will have a lot of trouble using a softmodem/winmodem! You are much better off using a hardware-based modem.
Some things never change
- wmf 8y agoSince they rely on drivers, I wonder if winmodems even work under Windows. Good luck running a Windows 98 driver under Windows 10.
- toast0 8y agoA circa 1998 winmodem may not have current drivers, but my circa 2008 Sell laptops have winmodems and they work in Windows 10. You can still buy winmodems today, they're just USB.
- nategri 8y agoYep, I definitely remember the 'winmodem' as the primary villain in my early attempts to get my first linux box online ca. 1999
- setquk 8y agoBeen there. Had to reboot into windows to download half the missing deb packages, then find out there were more missing ones!
- tracker1 8y agoFavorite quote screamed in anger by a friend after "Plug n Play" first came out... It was a few hours into trouble-shooting an early PnP ISA card for several hours trying to get it to work. "Plug in play! Fuck plug n play! My ass is plug n play!"