anyone know where I can pick up an ISA modem cheap?

DamoKen · 24-02-2005 02:26PM #1

Hi All, been looking at my Dad's pc with a view to connecting him to the internet, it's a Win95 P1 as far as I can remember with 64mb ram. The modem slot is an ISA slot but haven't seen any offered anywhere. Anyone know where I can pick one up? And before it's suggested I already told him to chuck the whole thing out and upgrade to something a bit more decent, he's actually quite happy with it though, the only extra thing he wants is to send emails.

Cheers

Damo

Random · 24-02-2005 02:43PM

You say the modem slot is ISA... does it have PCI slots at all? You could just throw a PCI modem in there and ignore the ISA slot altogether...

p.s. tell him to chuck it out

Khannie · 24-02-2005 04:42PM

I'd suggest ebay for this. You wont find an ISA modem in any shop worth its salt

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Totally in agreement with keeping the old machine though. Most dads (myself excluded

) don't need anything more than a P1 with 64megs for their day to day stuff.

stevenmu · 24-02-2005 06:05PM

Just get an external one, problem solved (and some potential problems getting an ISA modem to work avoided too).

DamoKen · 24-02-2005 07:27PM

stevenmu wrote:

Just get an external one, problem solved (and some potential problems getting an ISA modem to work avoided too).

Was hoping to avoid going external as don't want to panic him with new periperals, also look a fair bit more expensive than an internal, no pci slots by the way, I found out by buying him a new modem card and was fairly non plussed to discover just how old this machine was when I took the cover off :rolleyes: . Thought someone may know of a place that I might be able to pick an ISA card up at. Ah well, he's off travelling the globe for the next 6 months to celebrate retirement so with any luck when he comes back he'll be fairly conversant with modern pc's from internet cafes so maybe he'll go for one that at least supports pci

fatherdougalmag · 24-02-2005 07:50PM

In my opinion, external devices tend to be more user friendly over their internal counterparts. If device misbehaves then detach. I used a couple of ISA modems over the years and the grief was unbearable. A combination of an old PC and Windows 95/98 together with ISA = nightmare memories. Dip switches, IRQ's, I/O ports.

Pick up a €30 external yoke from somewhere. Could have sworn I saw brown-box modems in Maplin for this price. Also look over at No Waffle Computers. They've got an ISA modem for €25 + P&P. They've got an external one for €30 too.

chopster · 25-02-2005 06:39AM

...think i may have one lying somewhere actually , will get back to you.

hostyle · 25-02-2005 10:37AM

I might have one somewhere at home. I'll have a look over the weekend.

hostyle · 28-02-2005 12:12PM

hostyle wrote:

I might have one somewhere at home. I'll have a look over the weekend.

'Fraid not. Sorry.

DamoKen · 28-02-2005 01:26PM

hostyle wrote:

'Fraid not. Sorry.

no worries, thanks anyway hostyle, any joy with you Chopster?

tonky · 28-02-2005 01:51PM

Hi,
There's 2 here Rockwell R6761-22 56K, Motorola 62099-51.
The rockwell was ok afair, both prob. few other ISA bits here.
You can take 'em away, collect from Swords though.

DamoKen · 28-02-2005 11:06PM

tonky wrote:

Hi,
There's 2 here Rockwell R6761-22 56K, Motorola 62099-51.
The rockwell was ok afair, both prob. few other ISA bits here.
You can take 'em away, collect from Swords though.

Hi Tonky, bit of a coincidence that as I'm out in Swords myself! If you want to pm me your phone number or address I'll knock around whenever is convenient for you.

Cheers mate

tonky · 28-02-2005 11:30PM

Hi,
Yeah that's ok pm sent.

Kristok · 28-02-2005 11:35PM

if that dosnt work out ive one you can have, in finglas but.

anyone know where I can pick up an ISA modem cheap?

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