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[Adam Tauno Williams <adamtaunowilliams@xxxxxxxxx>]

> > What PC Card modems are they talking about?
> > AS I posted last time,  I have tried the 'True Hardware' Zonet PC Card modem
> > and can't get it to work.  On the box it came in, it even says that it is
> > compatible with Linux that have later kernals, but does not specify which
> > kernal(s) it is talking about.
> I have a US Robotics Megahertz 28.8 kbps XJACK PC Card modem that I
> upgraded (via a firmware update) to 33.6 kbps.  Linux sees it as a
> serial port.  It's worked fine in every machine I've used it in.  These
> can be picked up very cheaply on eBay, and computer surplus stores often
> have buckets full of them they're dying to unload.

Yep,  I got a Dell PCMCIA modem at a junk sale for $12.  Has worked
perfectly for years whenever I have [rarely] actually needed to use an
analog line.

Don't forget the most often overlooked solution - your cell phone.  Most
cell pones can attach via a USB port, emulate a serial port, and support
the Hayes command set.  Every cell phone I've had I've been able to make
a terminal call with (using nothing but the USB cable and minicom).

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