External modem

[Michael Hipp]

External serial modems seem to be going the way of the dodo (and are way too 
expensive anyway). So I started looking for a replacement.

Eventually discovered the US Robotics USR5637. It is a USB modem with an actual 
built-in controller. Advertised to work on Linux and indeed I plugged it into 
my Ubuntu server and it was immediately installed as /dev/ttyACM0. Zero effort. 
And seems to work great.

Got mine from eBay for $33 NIB.

Just thought this might be useful.

Michael Hipp
Springtime in Arkansas!