Re: External serial modem advice ?
On Sunday 26 January 2003 1:56 pm, Pigeon wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 12:50:33AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 07:36:17AM +0000, Dave Selby wrote:
> > > mmm coffee ... so you thing it does have a use ?
> >
> > Yup. Wedge it under a door and it'll keep the door open.
>
> Or, you can cut off most of the PCB, and connect the line sockets to a
> spare disk drive power connector, via a wee regulator if necessary.
> Then you can plug a suitable cable into them to supply power to your
> external serial modem.
>
> If you have plasterboard walls, you can then use the cut-off PCB to
> pretend to be a ninja, throwing it like a death star and watching it
> embed itself in the wall.
>
> Pigeon
No sorry I just cant agree, I used the winmodem as a door stop and jabbed my
toe, I cut it up and threw it at the wall, it didnt stick
Conclusion ....
WINMODEMS ARE TOTALLY USELESS !!!
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