Hello, Alice71460!
On Wed, 9 Sep 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>This is a newbie question I guess....
>
>I know that a WinModem uses more software than hardware, and so is cheaper.
>They also only run with Win95 & WIn98.
>
>My question is about the details: Why exactly is there only support with Win95
>& Win98? What is left up to the software? Why is it so different that Linux,
>WIN-NT, etc will not do it?
>
>I guess what I want is a technical reference put into terms I can understand.
WinModems have no communication port. Win95 and Win98 install drivers,
that emulate this port. ( that costs a lot of CPU time, though ) This is
possible under Linux, NT, and any OS, I believe, but there is no documentation.
Bye.
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