[mdlug] old machine modem question..

[Dan Pritts]

an external RS-232 connected modem is "always" a real hardware modem.  

one connected via USB wouldn't have to be, though.  so you COULD end up with the worst of both worlds.

If your T22 has a dual-height PCMCIA slot, get a xircom realport card.  

http://compare.ebay.com/like/290578623224?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&_lwgsi=y&cbt=y

Hmm, I guess I don't know for sure that the xircom is a real hardware modem and not a winmodem.  Check that out before you buy.  The nice part of the xircoms is the realport jack, no dongle required.

On May 6, 2012, at 2:01 PM, Aaron Kulkis wrote:

> Carl T. Miller wrote:
>> Gmail-otakurider wrote:
>>> Anyone have stuck deep in there brain the setup notes for a ThinkPad T22
>>> WinModem setups?  Did some goggling and the links seems to be broke to
>>> configure it
>> 
>> My only notes for WinModems consist of the suggestion
>> to purchase a USB modem.  Keep that in mind for plan B.
> 
> Yes.  External modems  *must* be real modems, so they are always
> a good value.
> 
> The only problem with USB stuff is that it is all done
> by polling, rather than interrupt driven -- i'm not sure
> which as the worst CPU overhead -- polling on USB or
> the CPU having to play DSP(digital signal processing)
> games because lose-modems don't have proper DSP chips
> inside them.
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