rec.autos.simulators

Modem for GPL

Phil Flac

Modem for GPL

by Phil Flac » Tue, 04 Apr 2000 04:00:00

Before you ask, I've read everything about USB modems - I bought one and
have just returned it due to hideous CPU occupancy.

What is the *best* modem for GPL (56k so I can use it for ordinary net
access).  
The price range is ridiculous, and it's impossible to tell if they are
selling soft-modems - I'm going mad trying to find a good one.

Manufacturers & model numbers please !  (available in the UK)

Cheers,
Phil

(k62 400, voodoo2, 256mb, win98)

Dave Henri

Modem for GPL

by Dave Henri » Tue, 04 Apr 2000 04:00:00

  generally anything under $75 (us) is a soft(ware) or winmodem.  The
easiest way to tell is count the major chips.  If it has just ONE lonely
chip, then its a winmodem.  If you  see three chips on the circuit
board, then you have a regular modem.  
  3com(usr) has a new 56k modem supposedly designed for ***.  You
might want to check that out....it will probably run over $100 though.
dave henrie

> Before you ask, I've read everything about USB modems - I bought one and
> have just returned it due to hideous CPU occupancy.

> What is the *best* modem for GPL (56k so I can use it for ordinary net
> access).
> The price range is ridiculous, and it's impossible to tell if they are
> selling soft-modems - I'm going mad trying to find a good one.

> Manufacturers & model numbers please !  (available in the UK)

> Cheers,
> Phil

> (k62 400, voodoo2, 256mb, win98)

Kevin Gavit

Modem for GPL

by Kevin Gavit » Tue, 04 Apr 2000 04:00:00


I don't know, my Creative Blaster USB modem is giving me killer performance
on my PII 400-8mb VooDoo2-64meg machine.

Best Hundred bucks I've spent so far as far as online racing goes.

Brett C. Camma

Modem for GPL

by Brett C. Camma » Tue, 04 Apr 2000 04:00:00

On Mon, 3 Apr 2000 14:29:52 -0400, "Kevin Gavitt"


>I don't know, my Creative Blaster USB modem is giving me killer performance
>on my PII 400-8mb VooDoo2-64meg machine.

>Best Hundred bucks I've spent so far as far as online racing goes.

Kevin,

Your system sounds almost identical to mine (except I've a Celeron
400e)  right down to the modem.  I have a vague suspicion that my
Modem Blaster USB *is* sucking the FPS down a touch (probably crappy
mb's PCI subsytem...) and I was wondering if you might have installed
the latest drivers from the Creative Labs web site or made any opsys
tweeks to give optimum performance with that modem.

BTW - got any good Tweek settings for that Voodoo2?

Regards,
Brett C. Cammack
That's Racing! Motorsports
Pompano Beach, FL


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