Why does Rick Moen hate internal modems so much?
Basically, Rick Moen is well known for his evangelisation on the part of the external modem whilst internal modems (and now winmodems) dominate the marketplace. The worry is that this is a decidedly biased opinion based upon a vested commercial interest. From what I understand Rick intends to exploit the fixed base of internal modems and his camapign of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt to start a company selling “modem converters”. These devices are rumoured to come in three varieties, one of which is fully compatible with all winmodems; The basic model A module plugged into the incoming telephone line intercepts and interprets the signals and sends them to a small box containing LEDs that permit visual recognition of the modem state. This box is anticipated to be the size of an external modem and should cost about the same as the price difference between an internal and external modem. The intermediate model In this model the internal modem is removed from the computer case and plugged int
