[plug] Gut modem für Linux? [those blinkinglights again]

[Len Bird]

All right, but to get to the point of the original posting, Internal Modems
have a bad reputation mostly because if they are left "On-line" during a
thundertsorm or similar the Computer itself is put at risk. I bought an Acer
v 90 External Modem recently for $100 if I remember rightly and to date it
has performed flawlessly. I think that cost was a consideration with the
party concerned, and so far the responses listed have not addressed this.  So
far the Acer has performed as well as the spec.claims it will,

I have had a few unscheduled disconnections, but cannot attribute this to the
Modem. bear in mind it takes two to tango, and Iinet are not blameless in
this area. perhaps they have shares in Telstra. I hope this helps.
Incidentally whether you use an internal or external modem it is safe
practice to physically disconnect the telephone line when not using the
modem.

Mike Holland wrote:

> http://davidenglish.com/html/body_jargon.html
>
> blinkenlights /blink'*n-li:tz/  n. Front-panel diagnostic lights on a
>    computer, esp. a dinosaur. Derives from the last word of the famous
>    blackletter-Gothic sign in mangled pseudo-German that once graced
>    about half the computer rooms in the English-speaking world. One
>    version ran in its entirety as follows:
>
>    ACHTUNG!  ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS!  Das computermachine ist nicht fuer
>    gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk,
>    blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer
>    gewerken bei das dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das
>    cotten-pickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das
>    blinkenlichten.
>
>    This silliness dates back at least as far as 1959 at Stanford
>    University and had already gone international by the early 1960s, when
>    it was reported at London Universitys ATLAS computing site. There are
>    several variants of it in circulation, some of which actually do end
>    with the word blinkenlight.
>
> On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Leon Brooks wrote:
>
> > Mike Holland wrote:
> > > Am Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Len Bird schreiben:
> > >>> External modems are generally safer, plus you get das
> > >>> blinkenlights to watch.
> > >> Surely Die Blinkenlights---it is plural!!!!
> > > Mein Gott, das ist die Blinkenlichter, Dummkopf!
> >
> > "Herr Assassin" is right. Das blinkenlighten ("dass blinkenlich<hawk,
> > spit>tenn." There is a really good (and funny) essay somewhere on the
> > net about German verbs, which I've read, so I should know better.
>
> German noun declention may be getting a little of topic, and we really
> were talking about mock german, but isnt the plural definite article
> "die" in both nominative and accusative cases (subject & object) ?
>   And the plural of licht just happens to be lichter. No logic - thats
> just the way it is.  BTW "das blinklicht" is a car indicator.
>
> --
> Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
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