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- From: phr@telebit.com (Paul Rubin)
- Subject: Re: The "high price" of the HP48!
- In-Reply-To: anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu's message of 1 Jan 1993 20:11:44 GMT
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- References: <PHR.92Dec30222224@napa.telebit.com> <1hudqpINNhom@uwm.edu>
- <PHR.92Dec31125342@napa.telebit.com> <1i28i0INNsqe@uwm.edu>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 06:20:32 GMT
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- In article <1i28i0INNsqe@uwm.edu> anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber) writes:
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- A 2400bps data and 9600bps fax modem is shipping now or soon for the
- 95, a Zeos version will be available at some point. Other companies
- are working on modems for these machines as well. These are not PCMCIA
- 2.0 devices, rather that are proprietary devices specifically made to
- get around the limitations of PCMCIA 1.0.
-
- You can get more information from this file available via anonymous ftp
- csd4.csd.uwm.edu:/pub/Palmtop/pcmcia.sources.
-
- From what I understand, that modem (New Media) needs some weird
- proprietary software driver instead of looking like a serial port.
- They are secretive about how to program it which means you are
- screwed if you want to flush DOS. Also, I believe it needs an
- external phone connector. If I'm going to spend a bundle on a
- card modem, I want it to have v32bis and a built in phone jack.
- As far as I know, these are only available in type II cards.
-