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10-16-2002, 06:38 AM
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Location: somerville,mass usa
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old 486 computer with Win 3.1?
Sumone gave me two old 486-66 boxes...am planning to try win 3.1 on one of them--will it be possible to "run" a 56K modem?..i doubt it since no 56k modem (to my knowkledge) has win 3.1 drivers??
thanx... If I cant run a 56k modem with 3.1, ill install win95 frm floppies! slow days are here again 
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10-16-2002, 08:04 AM
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Location: San Diego, CA
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If you have Win95, I'd just load that up. I've worked on an old 486 recently with Windows95 and the 56K modem worked fine.
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10-16-2002, 11:26 AM
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Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Kelowna, B.C., Canada
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It won't run a "Winmodem", but will run any good 56k hard modem. Standard "Hayes Compatible" drivers are built in to Win3.1
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10-16-2002, 12:45 PM
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Mondsreitersmann
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Skingrad
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Right, Winmodems need at least a P166 MMX in order to run.
You can buy an external serial modem. I used once a USR Sportster on a non-MMX Pentium 166 machine and it ran flawlessly. You can always use the modem in another machine when that old 486 gives up the ghost, so I think it's a smart investment.
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