First post, by Scythifuge
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Greetings!
I am installing 56k modems in all of my retro PCs. PCI winmodems for the P3's and maybe my AthlonXP, and an ISA modem in my 486. Since I have a Diamond branded OPTi sound card (with an OPTi wavetable daughterboard) and soon to have a temporary Diamond Trio64 (the Vision864-based Stealth 64 card was DOA, unfortunately - trying to find a replacement) VGA card, I want a Diamond 56k ISA modem, just because (maybe I'll call this build, The Diamond Box.) I have an old Gateway ISA modem in the interim.
My question is, will all ISA modems work in DOS and Windows 3.x, since they are hardware modems? Almost every Diamond ISA card I see comes with no software, and the internet is getting terrible as of late with all sorts of things we used to easily find now not showing up in searches. I did manage to connect to a BBS still in operation with an external serial modem on my 486 (and it was AWESOME and nostalgic, to say the least,) but I have a spare ISA slot, and would like to clear up some shelf space on my retro PC desk.
Thanks!
Scythifuge