Re: [TCLUG:6906] new 56k modem

[^chewie <chewie@nerp.net>]

On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Brady Hegberg wrote:

> The thing I hate about external modems is that they get in the way and they 
> fall off your computer and my daughter grabs them and tries to yank them 
> out and my computer won't fit under my desk with the modem on top, and the 
> clutter and extra cables, etc etc.
> 
> I wonder if you could take a hacksaw to a courier external and make it fit 
> in a 3.5" drive bay?  You'd have to move the switch and the volume around 
> to the front.  That would be pretty cool.

ROFL!  Yeah, I'm using two Diamond SupraExpress 56K internals, though
I only need one.  I've got the speakerphone modem model and the normal
data/fax one.  One thing about internals, though.  If they hang, you
have to reboot.  You can't just shut the power off to the modem like
you can with externals.  Unless someone else knows of a way to kill a
hanging modem (i.e. the lock files are gone and no processes are
trying to access the modem).  If you do know, TELL ME PLEASE!
Otherwise, I'm going to have two write a program that checks to see
if the modem can reinitialize once pppd drops to decide whether to
reboot or not.

^chewie

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