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Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6?

From Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid>
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 2016-07-15 08:29 -0700
Message-ID <dusdq5Fd50cU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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William Pechter wrote:
> Mike Easter  wrote:
>> William Pechter wrote:
>>> The person I'm sending the laptop to is still on dialup.
>>> Unfortunately, that's not going to change.
>>
>> Will you be configuring the LT and its OS to use the dialup before
>> you send it, or will the recipient of the LT be doing that for
>> themselves?
>
> I'm hoping to do it. I may install CentOS 6.8 since it has the right
> kernel version for thelousy winmodem...
>
> I've also picked up a pcmcia 28.8... just in case.

What OS is the recipient most familiar?  Are you choosing the CentOS 
because of your familiarity or because of the recipient's?

I'm thinking of 'various' strategies to best match the recipient with 
the dialup capabilities.

If the recipient isn't already a conventional linux person, a Puppy 
Linux might be an easier match for dialup.


-- 
Mike Easter

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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
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            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
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