[SPARCbook] Merlin/Rocochet on SparcBook?

[Rodolfo Segleau]

I know it is a little off topic but it might give you hope. I have used my
external Ricochet modem on a Pocket PC as a Hayes Compatible Modem perfectly. I
would have to build the 8pin DIM cable to serial to try it out on my XP but I
understand that it will work, though top speeds will be at 80K if using a serial
cable. 


Cheers, 


Rodolfo



On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 15:04:43 -0500 (EST)
 Michael Wolfson <mw at blobulent.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Has anyone tried one of those Merlin pcmcia modems for the Ricochet
> wireless network on their sparcbook?  I'd like to give this a shot on my
> 3GX with Solaris 2.6, but I'm not sure I want to shell out >$300US if it
> mightn't work.
> 
> AFAICT from their docs, it appears to the host as a normal modem using the
> normal AT-style commands.
> 
> http://novatelwireless.com/pcproducts/ricochet.html
> 
> I'm getting desperate here, since I live in a backwater town (San Jose,
> CA), where this is my only means of internet access that doesn't involve a
> 56k modem.
> 
> Thanks,
>   -- MW
> 
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Cheers, 


Rodolfo