what is best (stable) pcmica ethernet/faxmodem?

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hi,

On Sat, Jun 05, 1999 at 08:20:52PM -0500, Hank Barta wrote:
> > I'd go for an external modem, if at all possible.  PCMCIA modems are
> > usually optimized for windows dial-up, not for fax.  Doesn't the laptop
> > have a serial port?
> 
>     The support chips typical of some 486 laptops (at least my old
>     IBM 750Cs) did not support a buffered UART, making it difficult
>     to use higher data rates.

Hmmm.  Never had a problem here on my el-cheapo 486/66 notebook.

For sending faxes, this should not really be a problem anyway, just pick a
data rate "high enough" (38400) and the laptop should be able to keep up
with the modem.

gert
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