10-02-2003
It's more than just one chip missing...more like 2/3 of the modem. This drives the price down. Also the power requirements which is why virtually all laptops come with them.
For a rarely used modem, it may be ok. But if it's your primary connection you may want a real modem even if you get it working.
Winmodem makers are starting to see value in cooperating with the Linux community because then they can sell more modems. The keyword to put into a search engine is Linmodem. You will get lots of hits. Here is one:
http://www.linmodems.org/
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