1. General Information and Hardware
Requirements
1.1. Introduction
The ACP Modem for Linux is a software based modem. Support software for the ACP modem is composed
of a loadable kernel module and a user level application. Together these components support direct
connection to public switched telephone networks (PSTNs) and support selected countries world wide. Refer
to
Section 6
of this document for the supported country list.
The modem also supports the standard communications port interface (ttySx) and is compatible with the
Hayes AT Command Set.
ACP Modem software is continually under development. If you encounter bugs or usability issues, please
contact us and we'll work to correct them.
1.2. Credits
This Linux ACP Modem driver was ported from the Windows NT" version of the driver available from IBM.
Many thanks to Keith Frechette, Charles Ball, and Frank Novak for their technical and support efforts in
making this project possible.
1.3. Where Can I Get the Latest Version of this Driver?
The latest version of this driver is available from
http://www.ibm.com/linux/ltc/
1.4. Are There Any Other Resources?
Thomas Hood's
Debian GNU/Linux on IBM ThinkPad 600 and 600x
page contains lots of useful information.
1.5. Copyright Notice and Disclaimer
Copyright (c) 2002 IBM Corporation
This document may be reproduced or distributed in any form without prior permission. Modified versions of
this document may be freely distributed, provided that they are clearly identified as such, and this copyright is
included intact.
This document is provided "AS IS", with no express or implied warranties. Use the information in this
document at your own risk.
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