On 24 Apr 98  19:27:51, Gene Lowry said this to Tom Rutherford
about "Confused":
 TR> I think we were talking about Ray Gwinn's Vmodem driver...which is, I'll
 TR> admit, kinda off topic.  :-(  Sorry 'bout that.  But, the Vmodem
 TR> (Virtual modem) apparently allows modem-like functions over digital
 TR> lines.  Not sure what the advantage would be, though.
 GL> I've lost the original thread but I wasn't addressing an OFF-TOPIC
 GL> issue, more of an application thing.  I know my ISP is working with
 GL> USWest to offer a DSL link.  At the client end will be some form of
 GL> terminal adapter which will hook to a NIC in the client computer
 GL> (10base-T).  The DSL link will have a voice band which will allow use
 GL> of conventional analog equipment including phones and existing modems.
 GL> How are they going manage this, I don't know but that's the
 GL> announcement.
Not a clue here, either.  Stuff that moves faster than 53K one way is a
total mystery to me.  I could probably post part of Mr. Gwinn's docs for
you to look at.  Lemme see...rummage...rummage...Okay.  Here's the
introduction to the docs on Vmodem:
                                  INTRODUCTION
     The Virtual Modem is a concept that the author believes will change
     the way serial data communications is done and thought of.  It is
     going to bring the Internet alive more then ever before.  Perhaps it
     will not be this implementation of a Virtual Modem, but the concept
     will remain and be used for a long time.  The concept of the Virtual
     Modem was born from the desire to make the SIO support BBS available
     via Internet.  In only a few minutes, I was convinced the Virtual
     Modem was a solution of a multitude of problems that Internet access
     poses.
     The Virtual Modem removes most of the complexities and mysteries of
     the Internet by allowing common, well understood, programs to be used
     to access the Internet highway.  Users can use programs like PmComm
     and TE/2 to download files from a BBS (across the Internet) using
     common protocols like ZMODEM.  The dialing directories of terminal
     programs can contain Internet addresses instead of phone numbers for
     easy access to remote sites.
     BBS SysOps can simply declare one or more of their BBS's
     communications ports as a Virtual Modem and users can then "dial" in
     over the Internet and no BBS software changes should be necessary.  Is
     your BBS ready for 20 million new users that can access it without
     making a long distance call?  This Virtual Modem implements protocols,
     including a Telnet server which allows most anyone on Internet to
     access your system.
     Users transferring large volumes of data across phone lines (like
     FidoNet echomail) can now use the Internet highway instead.  Again,
     software changes should be minimal, if any at all.
     Vmodem is unique in that it has a dual personality of both Server and
     Client.  The Server/Client personality is determined by the direction
     of the connection (outgoing or incoming).
Unquote.  For the rest of it, grab a copy of SIO60D.ZIP at an OS/2 file
repository near you.  :-)
      -=> Tom Rutherford -- Team OS/2 <=-
... Cogito ergo spud:  I think;  therefore I yam.
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