Paul Johnson wrote:
On Thu, 2008-06-12 at 10:21 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
Brad Rogers wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:57:58 +0200
Misko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello Misko,
is if I can make my regular soundcard force to behave like modem?
Possibly, but why would you want to? When you're on-line using a
WinModem the CPU has to do all the work of (en|de)coding data that
would normally be done by the modem itself. This slows the computer
down. Maybe not much, but if you're doing something critical, time, and
timing, may be of the essence.
Using a proper modem is far and away the best approach. They're hardly
expensive these days. Not like when I started out; A 300/300 &
1200/75 baud modem cost £125. That was in the 1980s.
But they're not cheap: we're talking about an analog modem that does V92
protocol. NewEgg has 2: one for $76.99 and one for $244.99 both U.S.
Robotics.
How necessary is a modem really? Especially on a laptop? Seems like
wifi support would be faster, easier and all around more accessible in
this day and age.
This day and age in the first world. Where I am there still telephone
wires hanging all over the place.
Hugo
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