On Thu, 06 Jul 2000, Peter Massey wrote:
> >On Thu, 06 Jul 2000, Stephen King wrote:
> >> Could someone define for me the difference between a winmodem and a
> regular
> >> modem?
> >>
> >WinModem is missing most of the hardware that makes a modem. It's
> >replaced by software that EMULATES the missing hardware, thus making
> >the processor do all the work that used to be done by the missing
> >hardware.
> > John
> >
>
> I was under the impression that a Software modem, like said, is missing the
> hardware that makes it a traditional modem and utilises a combination of the
> MMX part of the Intel Processors and the ermm AMD equivilant of MMX and
> software written for WinDoze. I could be wrong of course :)
>
Well, I suppose if you want to be EXTREMELY technical... :-)
Here's what the "Winmodems are not modems" page has to say
(http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html):
So-called Winmodems, host-based, HCF-, HSP-, HSF-, controllerless, host-controlled,
and soft modems require
vendor-supplied software to do the work of proper hardware modems. The sale of these
devices for x86-based PCs is
becoming increasingly popular among retailers and OEMs because of their lower cost.
John
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