Re: WINMODEM driver

Sid Boyce (szb50@amdahl.com)
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 18:48:57 +0000

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Bob Lorenzini <hwm@netcom.com> wrote:
Prices at a recent computer show:

ISA 56K X2 regular modem (cirrus logic): $40 (cheapest: not well know
company (good web support though))
PCI (ISA same price range) 56K v90 Modem (WinModem I think): $27
(cheapest: generic but from a well know company)

While the price difference is only a few bucks, the difference in price is
about 30 percent (to 50% depending on the brand). Certainly significant
especially when setting up a bunch of computers. And this price difference
can becomes greater as you go for a name brand modem. (Especially at retail
prices) USR WinModems can be gotten for about $50 while their real modem
cousins go for about $100. Thats about a $50 difference; enougth of a
difference for many people between having a modem and not having it. That
said I agree with you that WinModems are a piece of cr@p; however I'd still
like support for it. Note: customers do not like rebuying equipment that
they assumed that they already owned. They usually suspect that you are
trying to rip them off on billable time and equipment.

Sid Boyce writes:
The fault they are not supported is not with Linux, I guess the
manufacturers can't stand the possible embarassment of scrutiny from the Linux
crowd.
It's typical logic that some people would prefer to buy a faster
processor to offset the slowdown caused by a Winmodem, it's known as the
monkey-with-hand-in-the-jar syndrome, the poor monkey puts hand in jar to get
the peanuts, once the peanuts are in the hand and the fist closes, now it's too
big to get past the neck of the jar, definitely a jar gone bad, obviously.
Regards
-- Sid Boyce.[amdahl logo](Europe)..44-121 422 0375
Any opinions expressed above are mine and do not necessarily represent the
opinions or policies of AMDAHL Corporation.

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Bob Lorenzini <hwm@netcom.com> wrote:
Prices at a recent computer show:

    ISA 56K X2 regular modem (cirrus logic): $40 (cheapest: not well know
company (good web support though))
    PCI (ISA same price range) 56K v90 Modem (WinModem I think): $27
(cheapest: generic but from a well know company)

While the price difference is only a few bucks, the difference in price is
about 30 percent (to 50% depending on the brand).  Certainly significant
especially when setting up a bunch of computers.  And this price difference
can becomes greater as you go for a name brand modem.  (Especially at retail
prices) USR WinModems can be gotten for about $50 while their real modem
cousins go for about $100.  Thats about a $50 difference; enougth of a
difference for many people between having a modem and not having it.  That
said I agree with you that WinModems are a piece of cr@p; however I'd still
like support for it.  Note: customers do not like rebuying equipment that
they assumed that they already owned.  They usually suspect that you are
trying to rip them off on billable time and equipment.

    Sid Boyce writes:
      The fault they are not supported is not with Linux, I guess the manufacturers can't stand the possible embarassment of scrutiny from the Linux crowd.
        It's typical logic that some people would prefer to buy a faster processor to offset the slowdown caused by a Winmodem, it's known as the monkey-with-hand-in-the-jar syndrome, the poor monkey puts hand in jar to get the peanuts, once the peanuts are in the hand and the fist closes, now it's too big to get past the neck of the jar, definitely a jar gone bad, obviously.
Regards
-- Sid Boyce.amdahl logo(Europe)..44-121 422 0375
Any opinions expressed above are mine and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of AMDAHL Corporation.
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