Hi, there are meanwhile some Linux drivers for winmodem. E. g. I possess a Compaq Notebook 100 which has a such beast built-in. I found an appropriate driver (actually a module) for this under Linux (I do not use Windoze). Regards, Imre +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity | | to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or | | privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or | | other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this | | information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient | | is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the | | sender and delete the material from any computer. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ On Fri, 7 Dec 2001, M. Adam Davis wrote: > Bite the bullet. You'll thank yourself time and time again. > > -Adam > > Dipperstein, Michael wrote: > > >>From: Dale Botkin [mailto:dale@botkin.org] > >> > >>>Yes, delete M$ IE and install netscape like > >>>any sensible internet user. :o) > >>>-Roman > >>> > >>Netscape? Yuck! Linux and Kmail, or better yet Pine! > >> > >> > >> > >>Dale > >> > > > >I wish you would have told my wife you were kidding. After falling victim to > >badtrans, and receiving a few copies of goner (which she avoided opening), she > >backed-up all her data and installed Linux on her PC. > > > >The cool thing is that it's up and running fine. I guess that says something > >for Red Hat's ease of install. > > > >The not so cool thing is that her PC came with a Winmodem, and I either have to > >get it to work, or find a real modem that's Linux compatible. I think I may > >just bite the bullet and buy a real modem. > > > >-Mike > > > >-- > >http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > >mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads