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>>>>>I can bring in what I have in the AM...can you check your available slots tonight?
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>>>>Sure. I'll be trying to put in the 28.8 tonight anyway and testing that.
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>>>>BTW, I always thought that the long slots were EISA (I have a great deal of problems keeping software and hardware acronyms straight< bg >). Wasn't that introduced with the advent of the AT?
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>>>EISA (Extended ISA, it is 32-bit) came out during the 386 or 486 era, and was supposed to compete with IBM microchannel technology. The PCI bus came out about the same time as the Pentium, rendering EISA (on PC's anyway--I think they lived on in certain UNIX-type workstations) & microchannel obsolete
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>>>There are two kinds of standard ISA slots...8-bit ISA, and the longer 16-bit ISA slot. Pentium systems generally have 16-bit slots (along with the PCI slots). An 8-bit ISA card will fit into a 16-bit slot, because the first part of the slot (closest to the back of the machine) is identical on each kind of slot.
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>>>I don't remember exactly what an EISA slot looks like, but I don't think it looks the same as a 16-bit ISA slot.
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>>>< Disclaimer >
>>>It's been a while since the 486 days...
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>>Thanks for the info Steve. I did manage (sort of) to get connected using the older modem last night. Unfortunately, I've got to re-do the setup since it was connecting at 2400 baud. One email took forever. I think, however, that the thing will work. I've just got to do a better job of setup.
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>Hey George,
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>I found a few mystery modems (28.8 & 33.6) that I believe work with generic modem drivers. They have jumpers on them for IRQ & COM settings. I couldn't find a soundcard, but I didn't have time to look everywhere. I really think I have a Soundblaster 16 in one of my junk boxes...I will look for it tonite.
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>I might run accross a Diamond Supra 33.6 or 56K modem in my hunt, and I have drivers for that.

Thanks, Steve. I'm really getting a bit edgy about the box. One of the reasons that I didn't finish up yesterday is that it kept wanting to come up in Safe Mode. I'm concerned that there may be problems beyond the modem/sound card.