Subject: Re: Another Dumb Question?: PCI PNP modem in a Multia.
To: Tim Rightnour , alpha <port-alpha@netbsd.org>
From: Sheila&bob/Herbal Gypsy and the Tinker <shsrms@erols.com>
List: port-alpha
Date: 08/22/1999 14:18:15
Thanks Tim,
It MIGHT be a winmodem, might not.
I will give it a shot and see!!
thanks
bob

Tim Rightnour wrote:
> 
> On 22-Aug-99 Sheila&bob/Herbal Gypsy and the Tinker wrote:
> > I have this Plug and pray PCI 56K modem.
> 
> I have never seen a PCI modem that wasn't a winmodem.
> 
> The fact that it says plug and play isn't really relevant..  all PCI is what
> microsoft refers to as plug and play.. the actual PNP "spec" is only relevant
> on ISA.  (They also refer to monitors as PNP, which confuses the heck out of me)
> 
> NetBSD may detect your modem.. but I would be truly amazed if it wasn't a
> winmodem and thus useless.
> 
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> Tim Rightnour <root@garbled.net>
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