"Mark McIntyre" <markmcintyre@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:33:00 -0400, in alt.internet.wireless , Agent_C
> <Agent-C-hates-spam@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 17:04:38 -0700, "Charles Newman"
>><chuck@backtalkradio.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Then will be forced to go to broadband, when they next computer
>>>they buy has no modem in it. Every computer I have bought since
>>>2001 has come with no modem,
>
> Can't remember _ever_ having seen a laptop without a modem, not for at
> least a decade!
>
>>Installing a modem isn't much more difficult than screwing in a light
>>bulb. Also, when ordering a new computer there's almost always an
>>option for a modem.
>
> At the moment. Remember when all PCs came with 5.25" floppy drives? or
> ISA slots? Heck the 3.5" floppy drive is becoming optional now.
>
>>This isn't going to be the deciding factor.

Some configurations cannot even use modems. A dial up
modem will not work in an any Athlon 64 chipset. If I try
and use a modem in my Athlon 64, the modem will not work.
Same thing happened when I upgraded to Athlon 64
machines a couple years ago. I had to buy new video
cards, becuase the old PCI cards would not work with
the machine. PCI modems will not work with Athlon
64 machines, at least mine anyway.

There are already chipsets out there that will not work with
dial-up modems.