CH>  would some sweet dearheart sould please explain to me what exactly
CH> does analog mean? I mean I know what it means somewhat but not what it
CH> really means as in what is it sort of thing.

In reference to modems, it refers to sound versus electronic(digital)
communication.

Your computer communicates via digital, but phones communicate via
sound(analog) so the modem MOdulates and DEModulates the signal on each end to
allow the phone line to be a communications conduit between two digital beings.

Because I care,
|<+]::-{)}  (Cyberpope(the Bishop of ROM!))

... nfx v3.1                                                                 
--- SBBSecho 2.11-Win32