from dmccunney: > I'm not, and more modem information can be found here: > http://www.modemsite.com/56k/dos.asp > But the biggest challenge is likely to be "What do you call if you > *can* get a working modem?"
> Dennis That was my point on my last message: BBSes now are very hard to find. But there are still some in existence, and users who like to relive history. The Internet is clearly much more efficient than having to dial every BBS separately and disconnect from one before dialing another, and having to pay long-distance telephone charges. Dialup modem can be useful for sending and receiving fax, but many people nowadays use a multifunction inkjet or laser printer for that purpose. In 1996, I had a big list of BBSes, but less than half were in operation. I looked on tigerdirect.com for modems, and there were more than I expected, PCI-Express and USB, as well as cable modems. Some of the PCI-Express and USB modems had actual controller, meaning they would work with Linux, the BSDs, and maybe DOS. I believe most new computers now are shipped with no modem. When I had a modem, it fell into disuse when I got DSL and subsequently cable. I don't have a dialup modem now, figured it was pointless to have a modem if I would never use it. I now have cable Internet and telephone, and when the cable goes down, the telephone is not usable, I am then electronically incomunicado. I also don't know if dialup Internet or BBS would work on my VOIP connection, but telnet should work. I was never really successful with USB in (Free)DOS. It worked when the USB drive was recognized by BIOS/UEFI, but only as a fixed drive, meaning I could not change USB drives, and a USB stick inserted when FreeDOS was running would not be recognized. Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
