Where have all the full-hardware modems gone?

Where have all the real internal full-hardware modems gone?
(Long time passing)

Seriously, where can you purchase a REAL internal PCI modem that does
not require an extra software driver? Remember the ones that just looks
to the PC like an extra serial port.

Eighteen months ago I was offered a box of twenty of the Dynalink 56k
internal modems for around $28 a piece, I wish I had bought them now.

Anybody out there have one in old stock, or even second hand. I would
prefer an internal PCI, but I will take a external serial port one for
$40 ( Auckland pickup).

David Mohring - swearing from repairing elderly couple's old favored PC

 

I wouldn't use an internal modem - if the modem locks up for any reason
you need to reboot the computer. With an external one all you need to do
is to power-cycle the modem. )

 

There are plenty of external ones around but the internal hardware
modems seem to have been dumped with the 486s that hosted them

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/Networking-modems/Modems/auction-88926300.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/Networking-modems/Modems/auction-89003179.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/Networking-modems/Modems/auction-89176210.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/Networking-modems/Modems/auction-89698637.htm

 

Thanks. Just won the above one this afternoon. It looks as if the client
will have to put up with finding an extra free power socket.

I still wish I had a source for real full-hardware PCI modems. I've pulled
enough of the little beggars out of pre-2003 computers and recycled them.
There must be some still floating around out there.


David Mohring-When you go broadband please put your real modems on trademe!

 

http://www.pricespy.co.nz/search.php?q=+hardware++internal+++modem

Check them: the first one claims to be a hardware modem using the HCF chipset.

 

HCF Chipset is a Conexant softmodem with DSP, not a full hardware modem.

AFAIK the remaining Dynalink DFM-562I are also soft modems.

David Mohring-Started on 2k4baud,now on broadband that just feels like it

 

Just go with that, it will be hardware based. The PC needs to have a
serial port and some laptops don't have com1 anymore...