Re: [OT] the limits of googling
On 29/06/2008, James Youngman <jay@gnu.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 2:59 PM, Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Google searching is (still?) primitive.
> >
> > I would like to know the answer to a simple question:
> >
> > What are the most recent laptops that run Linux *and* have a working analog
> > (RJ-11) modem installed?
> >
> > Listed by highest price first.
> >
> > Hugo
> >
> > PS All the searching I have done lead me to believe that they don't exist.
> > But how do you prove that with Google?
>
>
>
> Not strictly an answer to your question, but the Linux Emporium sell a
> proper hardware modem in a PCMCIA card, which should work with most
> laptops I'd guess.
>
>
> James.
>
Hey,
Again sidestepping the actual question:
I had this same issue when they started phasing out RS232 ports from
laptops, the solution for me was to use a usb adapter. I believe the
same solution may apply here. Staying with the google theme there are
results such as these:
http://www.google.com/products?&q=usb+56K+modem+linux
Though it then becomes yet another dongle to carry around...
cheers,
Owen.
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