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<H3 align="left"><img src="../../gx/dennis/qbubble.gif"
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>What's wrong with internal modems?</H3>
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<p><strong>From Darrell Spice, Jr. on Sat, 06 Mar 1999
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I was reading your response about the "winmodems" and wonder what's
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wrong with an internal modem? Not all internal modems are "winmodems",
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the USR 56K modem I use works fine with better operating systems
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Of course I realize that "internal modem" != "winmodem"
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--- that winmodems are a subset of internal modems.
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My opinion on internal modems was gelled long before
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Windows was written. I think they are a bad idea. It's
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a matter of personal prejudice, borne of long years of
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experience. It is an opinion shared by most BBS sysops
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ISP sysadmins and other "industrial grade" computer users.
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One reason I avoid them is that I've seen internal
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modems meltdown and take out a motherboard with it. I've
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seen that twice. I've never heard of an external modem
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damaging a system through a serial line.
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However, it works for you --- so, by all means, use it.
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(They can be a bit cheaper, and many will only expect
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about two years use out of <EM>any</EM> modem they get so it
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might make sense for some users on financial rather than
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technical grounds).
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>Copyright ©</a> 1999, James T. Dennis
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<BR>Published in <I>The Linux Gazette</I> Issue 39 April 1999</H5>
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