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Some hardware manufacturers have created devices which are compatible with MS-Dos and Windows 95 only. They seem to emulate part of the normally available hardware in the devices by software packages sold together with the device. Specification on these devices are not presented to the world so it is almost impossible to write drivers for these devices. Below a list of devices reported as being Linux incompatible will be given.
Simply put, it is best to avoid hardware which states things like "Needs Windows" or "Windows only".
- All Hewlet Packard HP Deskjet 820xx printers
- The Multiwave Innovation CommWave V.34 modem (
http://www.multiwave.com/)
- US Robotics WinModem series
- US Robotics Sportster Voice/Fax modem (X2 model 1785 internal PnP)
- Boca modem (model M336l)
- Boca Research 28.8 internal modem (model MV34AI)
- Zoltrix 33.6 Win HSP Voice/Speaker Phone modem
- Motorola ModemSURFR internal 56K??
- DSVD modem??
- Compaq 192 pcmcia modem/serial card
- New Media Winsurfer pcmcia mode/serial card
- Sharp JX-9210 printer
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