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rc> They did. It's the much-derided "Winmodem". It is my prediction
rc> that Winmodem technology will, in fact, be the more common type
rc> of modem - precisely because of the flexibility possible in that
rc> design when used in an operating system with sufficient
rc> horsepower. 
dw> I sorta semi-agree with your comment... as the modem require a
dw> dedicated driver for each OS, and it will be EXPENSIVE for multi
dw> OS support... isn't that like going backwards from where Hayes 
Why?  Drivers could be freely available.  There is no reason to think
there would be a charge for the software.
dw> Smartmodem moved away from (Remember, before the AT command days,
dw> comm software have to do everything by themselves)? I believe it
It still does.  The AT command set simply establishes a common
baseline - one, BTW, that even Hayes modems don't accurately follow.
TTFN. Rick.
Ottawa, ON 22 Apr 17:46 
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