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Tom O'Hern wrote:
> 
> Hi everybody,
> 
> I've recently installed minix on a old 386 laptop I came across and have
> been messing around with it. I have been looking for supported ethernet
> devices but all I have been able to find is a Xircom Pocket Ethernet
> Adaptor III for the parallel port. Does any one know of a way to get this
> to work or is it a lost cause?
Very much a lost cause. I'm working on a linux driver but xircom has
been very slow in giving me documentation needed to write the driver.

> 
> One more thing... This laptop (Compaq Contura 4/25cx) has a internal modem
> (a Compaq SpeedPAQ 144 Modem). I'm not sure what type of connection it has
> to the rest of the system. Is there a way of using that modem instead of
> hooking up an external one. Thanks for any help
> 
> Tom O'Hern
The modem should work no problem  though.
