Re: Win 3.1 and Winmodems

Network Operations ( noc@apc.net )
Mon, 15 Dec 1997 14:36:35 -0800

They will work in Win3.1, but only if you install it under a full moon and
say a chant while dancing around the unit 3 times, and sometimes not even
then.

You will have greater success getting it to work using the Shiva dialer
included with Explorer 2.1, available on the MS website.

At 04:40 PM 11/26/97 -0800, you wrote:
>that's what I thought, just wasn't real sure...thanks!
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>At 05:34 PM 11/26/97 -0600, you wrote:
>>Winmodems are designed for Win95 and Win95 only. They're basically
>>chopped-down modems that have no DAC chipset; they burden the OS and the
>>CPU with emulating the chipset that is on a "real" modem.
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>>At 01:37 PM 11/26/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>>Um....not a good idea to use a winmodem in a 3.1 machine...in fact, I'm not
>>>even sure it WILL work. winmodems are designed for 95
>>>Someone know more?
>>>
>>>At 04:22 PM 11/26/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>What Init string can I use with this darn modem: User running Win 3.1 on a
>>>>133 Mhz
>>>>US Robotics Sportster 14400 Winmodem FAX RS Rev.1.1.372 (plug & pray)
>>>>
>>>>I've tried all I know and still getting "unable to initialize modem"
>>>>
>>>>Help.. !!
>>>>
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