Re: Winmodem support

Richard B. Johnson (root@chaos.analogic.com)
Sun, 16 Aug 1998 12:13:46 -0400 (EDT)

Most modern modems contain a CPU that does the I/O stuff. It's connected
to (usually) a TI chip that does the modulator/demodulator stuff. The
fast modems even have a DSP to handle the compression.

A WinModem uses your CPU and has no DSP. Good Luck! This is a LoseModem.

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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