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From: j@bonnie.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Please confirm or deny my assumptions...
Date: 6 Sep 1995 11:42:17 +0200
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Toby Hutton <s9312648@minyos.xx.rmit.EDU.AU> wrote:

>I assume that FreeBSD does not support internal modems, especially
>software upgradable internal modems, as I have seen no reference to them
>anywhere (in the FAQs or the web pages or other misc. docs).

It does, as long as the modem behaves like a regular COM port.  Many
internal modems fail this test however.

The LINT file does also provide this:

options         DSI_SOFT_MODEM          #code for DSI Softmodems

though i don't have an idea what kind of modem this might be.
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cheers, J"org                      private:   joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
                                   http://www.sax.de/~joerg/

Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)