On 12 Feb 99, at 18:50, Charles M Yates wrote:

>   I'm planning on putting together a 486 for my sister. When I went
> to the local parts store to buy a modem for it, they informed me that
> production of modems compatible with 486 computers had stopped. If
> necessary, I'll haunt the used parts store to get a 33.6 or 28.8,
> but first I decided to ask the gurus and wannabee-gurus on the list
> if there is a way to configure a 56k modem to work with a 486. It
> doesn't make any difference to me whether the modem is pci or isa.
> The system is as follows: 486dx4-100 cpu; 16 mb ram; win 95B os; 850
> mb hard drive.

  Because WinModems need some CPU time, they generally specify that a P90
or better is needed, and I suspect that this is what they were referring
to.
  There are real hardware 56K modems, especially (but not only) external
models, which should work fine with a 486.

David G

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