Re: WinModem Driver for Linux?

Brian Gerst (bgerst@quark.vpplus.com)
Tue, 08 Jun 1999 08:24:06 -0400


Modemch wrote:
> Isn't there a driver for a "SoundBlaster" modem in the recent kernels?
> IIRC, it can do 9600 bps, so changing that driver to use a different DSP
> might be a better way to do this.

AFAIK this is only for amateur radio network protocols. Not only do
winmodem drivers have to do the DSP work, but they also have to do the
error correction and data compression algorithms as well, which if I
remember right, are covered by numerous patents.

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Brian Gerst

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