Harald Milz wrote:
> Julien Nadeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Mwave modems == Winmodems, so this is not possible (yet); I have a Mwave
>
> This is entirely untrue. 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.
Well you could call it a winmodem anyway since it only runs in windows/dos,
and it needs to load the code from software. Still real modems are better
(needs
no software), and just using mwave modem w/ sounblaster emulation slows
everything
down.
> 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 :-)).
>
As for me I prefer all my devices to do everything by themselves as far as
possible ;)
> > About your documentation, it's possible of course but someone would have to
> > reverse engineer the
> > DSP microcode/hardware or IBM would have to publish their mwave dsp docs.
>
> This is currently taking place as you slurp your coffee.
Really? you know where I could get more infos on this?Having both my 56k and
33.6k modems working in linux would rock ;)
- Julien
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