||| ROUGH GUIDE for Linux ||||||||||| http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/rg/ |||
||| usual disclaimers apply -- everyone makes mistakes ||| 2000-04-15 |||
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Life is rough enough without having to shop for modems at....
 __  __ _               ___         _         REVIEW OF AVAILABLE HARDWARE
|  \/  (_)__ _ _ ___   / __|___ _ _| |_ ___ _ _   AT A PARTICULAR STORE ON
| |\/| | / _| '_/ _ \ | (__/ -_) ' \  _/ -_) '_|     A PARTICULAR DAY-
|_|  |_|_\__|_| \___/  \___\___|_||_\__\___|_| (R)   YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY


---WINMODEMS TO AVOID FOR SURE:
COMPLETE (STORE BRAND) PCI      MODEL 1120L       -- $ 34.95
BEST DATA MACH 2                MODEL A56FW-PCI   -- $ 29.95
BEST DATA PCI                   MODEL 56VW-PCI    -- $ 39.95
BEST DATA ISA                   MODEL 56VW        -- $ 39.95
"56K" (STORE BRAND) ISA         MODEL DTV9016-10  -- $ 39.95
ACTIONTEC ISA ADVANTAGE         MODEL DT56016-01  -- $ 50.00
ACTIONTEC DESKLINK ADVANTAGE    MODEL DT56016-01  -- $ 50.00
"56K" (STORE BRAND) PCI         MODEL PCI56019-10 -- $ 39.95
ACTIONTEC PCI PRO               MODEL PCI56019-01 -- $ 50.00
HAYES ACCURA PCI UNIVERSAL      MODEL H08-03357-0159 $ 99.99
HAYES ACCURA PCI PLUG AND PLAY  MODEL H08-03557-0771 $ 99.99
DIAMOND SUPRA MAX PCI           MODEL SM56IPC-XL1 -- $ 39.95

----External (RS232) modems tested and "OK for Linux:
ACTIONTEC EXT CALL WAITING      MODEL EX56012-01CW   $119.95
BEST DATA EXT                   MODEL 56SX           $ 79.95
SUPRA EXPRESS EXT               MODEL 56E            $ 99.95

----ISA Modems tested and "OK" for Linux:
"COMPLETE" (STORE BRAND) ISA    MODEL 1105L       -- $ 49.95
ACTIONTEC ISA MASTER            MODEL DT56010-01  -- $ 69.95
BEST DATA ISA                   MODEL 56SF        -- $ 69.95
SUPRA EXPRESS ISA (PNP-ONLY)    MODEL 56I SP      -- $ 79.95
HAYES ACCURA 4704US UNIVERSAL   MODEL H08-03329   -- $ 99.99
HAYES ACCURA 4704US PNP         MODEL H08-03329   -- $129.95

----PCI Modems tested and "OK" for Linux:
ACTIONTEC PCI                   MODEL PCI56012-01CW  $ 79.95

----PCMCIA Modems tested and "OK" for Linux:
"56K" (STORE BRAND) PC CARD     MODEL MD56002-10A -- $ 79.95
ACTIONTEC PC CARD               MODEL MDV9012-01  -- $109.95
ZOOM PCMCIA                     MODEL 2975        -- $ 99.95
3COM/MEGAHERTZ 56K GLOBAL       MODEL 3CCM156B-US -- $249.00
XIRCOM REALPORT GLOBALACCESS    MODEL RBM56G      -- $239.00
  
---Unconfirmed but probably "OK":
HAYES ACCURA EXT 4703US         MODEL H08-03328-0366 $129.95
BEST DATA PC CARD               MODEL 56SPC       -- $ 99.95
MULTITECH EXT MESSAGE SAVER     MODEL MT5634MSV   -- $199.00