modem question and modem string wanted

modem question and modem string wanted

Is it ok to have an isa modem and pci modem installed at the same
time?

I have a dual boot system.

98se and xp.

98se and puppy Linux live cd does recognize my ISA modem (cl-md56xx
cirrus logic)

Windows xp does not.

However, xp does recognize the ESS 1868 ISA sound card.
I hope that does not mean, I have to reinstall XP, so it will
recognize my modem. I did try the standard modem trick


As far as the string wanted

For 98se
What is the string to mute the modem volume and show the connection
speed, not the port speed.


Greg

Greg wrote:

(...)

You have a motherboard with ISA slots. You are running XP on said
computer.

You are indicating that you have internet access via dial-up modem.

You are one hurting unit.

Do yourself a favor and get a computer that was manufactured this
decade, and subscribe to a broad-band internet service.

On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:16:20 -0500, 98 Guy <98@Guy.com> wrote:

>Greg wrote:
>
>(...)
>
>You have a motherboard with ISA slots. You are running XP on said
>computer.
>
>You are indicating that you have internet access via dial-up modem.
>
>You are one hurting unit.
>
>Do yourself a favor and get a computer that was manufactured this
>decade, and subscribe to a broad-band internet service.


My computer can handle up 500 mb of memory, because of tech broke
one the plastic plug. It can only handle 256 mb stick at the most.
The stick order does not matter, from what I have read.

My computer was a business system built by Compaq and was giving to
me, when the business upgraded to xp.

However, this system has 2 isa slots. 5 pci slots
2 on board 1.1 USB slot

1 pci slot is using a ragepro pci graphic card.
1 pci slot is using a usb 2.0 pci card
1 pci slot is for a pci modem that went bad I order another one.
1 pci using is used for a Network Adapter
1 pcl slot empty (This maybe a AGP slot, not sure)
1 ISA slot is used for an E1868 ISA sound card
1 ISA slot is used for an cl-md56xx cirrus modem currently.
5 bay drive (Never could get a second hard drive or a second cd drive
to work correctly).


I have been running xp and 98se for a long while.

Xp is a little slow, but that because of my memory. That does not
bug me. I am used to slow systems.

As far is getting a computer, do you want to send me $500.00 walmart
gift card? I am kidding of course. I will be glad to get a
computer if you did that. I still would have to buy a USB modem and
install a floppy drive.


My system I would love to have
Would be W7 (I hate the new desktop and start menu, that is a turn
off) or Vista
With a floppy drive, DVD/cdrw burner drive

Access to the Bios menu needed. So, I can choose the boot order.

One site said xp does not have ISA bus. If that was the case, my
ISA sound card wouldn't work.

The only reason I got xp, is so I can use flash to pay my bills.



Greg

GbH wrote:

> > Do yourself a favor and get a computer that was manufactured this
> > decade, and subscribe to a broad-band internet service.
>
> As evidenced recently some of our more rural cousins do not have
> the luxury of broadband access.

Evidence points to lack of spending $$$ and not necessarily lack of
broadband coverage, as indicated by running XP on ancient hardware.

Greg wrote:

> > Do yourself a favor and get a computer that was manufactured
> > this decade, and subscribe to a broad-band internet service.
>
> My computer can handle up 500 mb of memory,

Even PC's made 10 years ago can handle 512 mb memory. Doesn't mean
their suitable for XP.

CPU speed and internal cache are important if we're dealing with such
ancient hardware.

And you're only running with 256 mb to boot.

Like I said, do yourself a favor and get newer hardware.

And messing with modems these days is just nonsense.

> However, this system has 2 isa slots. 5 pci slots
> 2 on board 1.1 USB slot

Not even AGP?

And USB 1.1?

(shakes my head)

> Xp is a little slow, but that because of my memory.

Trust me. It's slow mainly because of your CPU.

If you had a P4 or even a Celeron running 2 or 3 ghz, then I'd say your
256 mb ram is the problem.

What do you have - a Pentium 1 running at 133 mhz? Maybe a P-2 running
at 250 mhz?

> As far is getting a computer, do you want to send me
> $500.00 walmart gift card? I am kidding of course.
> I will be glad to get a computer if you did that.

Go to one of those discount / surplus tech stores and pick up a
5-year-old HP or IBM PC that just came off lease from a call center for
$150.

> I still would have to buy a USB modem and

USB modem? (shakes head again)

> One site said xp does not have ISA bus.

XP can handle ISA bus cards just fine. Just don't expect hardware
auto-detection.

> The only reason I got xp, is so I can use flash to pay
> my bills.

Win-98 runs flash-9 no problem, and flash-10 if you know what you're
doing.

Adobe is still supporting flash-9.

On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:42:36 -0500, 98 Guy <98@Guy.com> wrote:

>Greg wrote:
>
>> > Do yourself a favor and get a computer that was manufactured
>> > this decade, and subscribe to a broad-band internet service.
>>
>> My computer can handle up 500 mb of memory,
>
>Even PC's made 10 years ago can handle 512 mb memory. Doesn't mean
>their suitable for XP.
>
>CPU speed and internal cache are important if we're dealing with such
>ancient hardware.
>
>And you're only running with 256 mb to boot.
>

I am actual running with less memory than that. I am not much of a
gamer. I use it mainly for paying bills, newsgroups, forums,
shopping, TV guide (Titan.com)

My computer CPU is P3 running at 500 mhz

on the pci slots maybe be an AGP slot.



Greg

Greg wrote:
<Snip
> As far is getting a computer, do you want to send me $500.00 walmart
> gift card?
>
> Greg

Greg:

While I sympathize with your low cost philosophy ( I have several PI
~300 Mhz machines) $500 is gross overkill for a much more capable
system. Refurbished business class machines can be had for absurdly
low prices these days.

Look Here:

http://www.electrocomputerwarehouse...pexd.asp?id=326

HTH & GL

John


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On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:31:04 -0500, Greg <invalid@invalid.net> wrote:

> On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:42:36 -0500, 98 Guy <98@Guy.com> wrote:
>
> >Greg wrote:
> >
> >> > Do yourself a favor and get a computer that was manufactured
> >> > this decade, and subscribe to a broad-band internet service.
> >>
> >> My computer can handle up 500 mb of memory,
> >
> >Even PC's made 10 years ago can handle 512 mb memory. Doesn't mean
> >their suitable for XP.
> >
> >CPU speed and internal cache are important if we're dealing with such
> >ancient hardware.
> >
> >And you're only running with 256 mb to boot.
> >
>
> I am actual running with less memory than that. I am not much of a
> gamer. I use it mainly for paying bills, newsgroups, forums,
> shopping, TV guide (Titan.com)


If you have less than 256MB, you have less RAM than most people need
for adequate performance. But you reinforce the view that how much
memory you need depends on what apps you run.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Greg <invalid@invalid.net> wrote in
news:7llhakF3dkb0oU1@mid.individual.net:

<SNIP>

> The only reason I got xp, is so I can use flash to pay my
> bills.

I believe javascript is used for such transactions, and not
always - I can use PayPal with the OffByOne browser which does
not do either javascript or flash.

Opera10USB runs flash9 perfectly on 98SE. AND javascript.


--
There are only two classifications of disk drives: Broken drives
and those that will break later.
- Chuck Armstrong

On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:32:34 +0000 (UTC), thanatoid
<waiting@the.exit.invalid> wrote:

>Greg <invalid@invalid.net> wrote in
>news:7llhakF3dkb0oU1@mid.individual.net:
>
><SNIP>
>
>> The only reason I got xp, is so I can use flash to pay my
>> bills.
>
>I believe javascript is used for such transactions, and not
>always - I can use PayPal with the OffByOne browser which does
>not do either javascript or flash.
>
>Opera10USB runs flash9 perfectly on 98SE. AND javascript.


I read paypal is/was going to restrict browsers and some operating
systems. It caused Versign to issue a greenbrowers plug in for
firefox. I think paypal delayed because of the Linux and Mac crowd.
It would cause major problems with them.


Greg