At 02:58/23/Apr, Larry Roberts (1:3808/10) said:
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LR>     What I don't get about Winmodems is why after the failed attempt with 
LR> RPI modems back in the 14.4 days, why would they make that crap again. 
LR> Winmodems do the same thing the RPI modems did.
No, they don't.  Winmodems are essentially "controllerless" modems, RPI 
modems only used the PC CPU for data compresion and error correction - 
everything else was done in hardware.
LR>     Now I go out, and try to buy a good name brand 56K modem, but find 
most 
LR> are Winmodems, or just as bad, Plug n Pray. I had to buy a low cost 56K 
to 
LR> get a real hardware DOS/Win modem.
Nope.  USR offers _many_ models that are not "Winmodems", with Plug and Play 
that can be disabled.
There is a case that can be made for an RPI modem, though:  What's the data 
rate on the DTE link with a 53,333 connect, transferring a text file with, 
say, 2:1 compression - first with an RPI modem, and second with a "normal" 
modem?
Rick
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