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> From: Max Timchenko <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Modems - Should I Choose PCI or ISA
> Date: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 1:06 AM
>
> > I have noticed this also, and I wonder if anyone can explain why it is
nearly
> > impossible to find a regular, "non-winmodem" that is PCI.
>
>   winmodems are _much_ cheaper.
>
>   An opposite question : is there an external WinModem :) ?
>
I believe the answer is "no" because there is no direct connection to the
phone line with an external modem.  You have to go through the computer's
serial port to get to the phone line.  This makes an external "Winmodem"
impractical if not impossible.

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