Hi.
>
> >Dan Dodder wrote:
> >> While we're on the subject...is there any advantage to using an external
> >> modem as opposed to an internal one?
>
        More considerations:
        -Internal modems within sound cards: they can free a slot (but use
their own resources).
        -Voice modems: I think they use to be internal. It seems more cables
if you have to attach a speaker and a microphone to the external modem. And
may be their functions are easier to integrate with those on the sound card
if internal.
        -RJ11 plugs (line/phone): may be more probable to have two in the
external, but one in the internal.
        -PnP (Plug and Pray): probably, external ones are not PnP, so easier
to configure, and valid for any operating system.
        -Share a modem between computers: you can share an external modem
between computers, with mechanical devices for sharing a printer (or special
electronic), if they are external. Someone has seen an internal printer?
Someone can imagine an internal laser printer?

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Javier Vizcaino. Ability Electronics. [log in to unmask]

Starting point:        (-1)^(-1) = -1
Applying logarithms: (-1)*ln(-1) = ln(-1)
Since ln(-1) <> 0, dividing:  -1 = 1
     (ln(-1) is complex, but exists)