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| From | Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.os.linux.debian, alt.os.linux.ubuntu, alt.os.linux.suse, alt.os.linux.redhat, comp.os.linux.setup, comp.os.linux.portable |
| Subject | Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? |
| Date | 2016-07-12 19:41 -0400 |
| Organization | National Capital Freenet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Message-ID | <alpine.LNX.2.02.1607121936530.6199@darkstar.example.org> (permalink) |
| References | <nlpoch$ci1$1@pechter.eternal-september.org> <nlppcf$ehv$1@dont-email.me> <nm3c6l$73d$1@pechter.eternal-september.org> <nm3dgq$cla$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 6 groups.
On Tue, 12 Jul 2016, William Unruh wrote: > On 2016-07-12, William Pechter <pechter@pechter.net> wrote: >> In article <nlppcf$ehv$1@dont-email.me>, >> William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> wrote: >>> On 2016-07-09, pechter@t61.(none) (William Pechter) <pechter@t61> wrote: >>>> Has anyone got Winmodem (ConexantHSF) support hacked in to any >>>> linux kernel newer than 2.6? >>> >>> You could probably buy a used USRobotics etc modem for $5 and not use a >>> stupid winmodem. >>> >>>> >>>> I'd like to get Ubuntu supporting it on a Thinkpad T61, but I'd >>>> consider other LTS versions of linux like Open Suse or Debian (I >>>> want to retire the ugly old 19200modem I've got in the PCcard slot >>>> which dates from my IBM days on OS/2). >>>> >>>> I really need to get the modem working as well as dual gigabit >>>> ethernets which takes up my pccard slot. >>>> >>> o >>>> I could go USB but was just wondering? >>> Or that. >>> At $5/hr coding to get it working, you should be able to buy a new >>> computer, never mind a modem >>> Do you really thing Gigabit never mind dual gigabit would work? I am not >>> sure that the bus is fast enough on such an ancient machine. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Thanks... >>>> >>>> Bill >>>> pechter-at-gmail.com >> >> Can I get it into a loaded T61 laptop? I guess USB could be used for the >> modem, but ugh. > > Agreed. But then again, how often do you use the modem? Are there any > ISPs that will even answer a modem call? > >> >> Hard to get it INSIDE the laptop. PCCard slots are already in use. External >> is possible but not as nice when you're looking for portability. > > Well, in some laptops you can open them up and replace the modem. > I know of at least two posters from various newsgroups who are using dialup modems, so they have to have ISPs to do so. My ISP still offered dialup when I moved to DSL in October of 2012, and I haven't heard anything to indicate they've stopped. They did seem to be consolidating about a year before that, doing something which I think meant moving to a shared modem pool. Suddenly there was a different login. But, I think that meant they also offered modem access to a wider geographic area, so if travelling one could get modem access. I would add that this is the second oldest local ISP (and the first local ISP no longer exists), and they still offer shell access, so they are aimed at the old internet hands rather than the new kids who wouldn't know what a modem is. Michael
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Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? pechter@t61.(none) (William Pechter) - 2016-07-09 02:43 +0000
Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-07-09 03:00 +0000
Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? pechter@pechter.net (William Pechter) - 2016-07-12 18:16 +0000
Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-07-12 18:39 +0000
Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-07-12 19:41 -0400
Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-07-13 11:34 +0200
Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? pechter@pechter.dyndns.org (William Pechter) - 2016-07-15 01:45 +0000
Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-07-14 19:35 -0700
Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? pechter@pechter.dyndns.org (William Pechter) - 2016-07-15 03:25 +0000
Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-07-15 08:29 -0700
Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? pechter@pechter.dyndns.org (William Pechter) - 2016-07-16 05:29 +0000
Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2016-07-14 19:40 -0700
Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-07-15 19:33 +0000
Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-07-15 15:04 -0700
Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2016-07-15 20:16 -0400
Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-07-12 17:43 -0700
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Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? pechter@pechter.net (William Pechter) - 2016-07-12 18:17 +0000
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