by I have a TelePath modem in my "wintel" box, here. The modem is a so-called
"win" modem. Apparently it works by offloading some of the work
(specifically the UART) to the main system. As such, it's not straight-
forward to use.
(These modems are apparently re-branded USR modems, for whatever that
may be worth.)
Is there any hope for using this under NetBSD?
Related, I will be moving in a few months, and may end up using
a cable-modem. In the long-term, that makes the TelePath modem
support less important. On the other hand, should I also expect
problems trying to use a cable-modem under NetBSD? I'd hate to
spend the money for the adapter, subscribe to a service, and
find that the only way to make any use of it would be under MS-
WINDOWS. (Well, short of learning a lot about UNIX device-drivers
in short order and writing one.)
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