-=> Quoting Lewin Edwards to Joe Frankiewicz <=-

 JF> There is no need for any sort of "drivers" or special application
 JF> software for the Winmodem, and it has nothing in common with RPI.
                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 LE> It has everything in common with RPI,

Don't think so Lewin.  Your strong arguement against WinModem (playing
into the hands of only one GUI maker) is relevent.  RPI modems can be
run in DOS (with supplied s/w) with full facilities.  Or even without
EC/DC at a push (+h0 in init please) in DOS with non-RPI compliant
s/w

WinModem can't do either

 LE> Controllerless and RPI modems are, quite simply, for people too
 LE> ignorant to make an informed choice.

The informed would choose a modem with _both_ hardware _and_
RPI+ EC/DC.  Not only for the flexibility that offers, but with WinModem or
RPI the comport gets less of a hammering

 LE> and what-have-you, but selling such a device as 'a modem' is fraud.

That description is applicable to WinModem (first 100 free, have your credit
card ready :-) but not to an RPI

rgdZ
Richard


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