Harald Milz wrote:
> > Mwave modems == Winmodems, so this is not possible (yet); I have a Mwave
>
> This is entirely untrue.
It's entirely a matter of definition.
> MWave modems are modems based on IBM's
> (proprietary) MWave DSP chipset. Produces modem, audio, audio in, you name
> it. This is a piece of hardware but requires downloading microcode from the
> OS. The computer's CPU is not in data processing involved afterwards.
>
> Winmodems are modems that have no (or little) modem hardware but use
> spare CPU cycles (is there such a thing as spare CPU cycles on machines
> which run bloatware all the time? I'm a bit usure about that) to pretend
> they are modems. Like these GDI printers which use the machine's CPU
> for all the rendering stuff (Microsoft didn't tell anyone this has been
> a good idea long before M$ "invented" it - wrt. ghostscript :-)).
There may be a distinction between an Mwave modem and a typical
Winmodem. However, as far as most non-Windows users are concerned, a
Winmodem is something which is only compatible with other modems at
the Windows-driver level, whereas a real modem is something which is
compatible at the hardware level (i.e. it either attaches to a serial
port, or provides its own).
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