-=> Quoting Rick Collins to David Wei <=-
 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 
 RC> Why?  Drivers could be freely available.  There is no reason to think
 RC> there would be a charge for the software.
 Well... software developers don't do charity work for USR... ESPECIALLY the
 ones hired by USR... the software might not be charged directly to the
 consumer but someone GOTTA pay for the extra driver development fee... and
 round and round it goes... and the price becomes the consumer's duty to pay.
 dw> Smartmodem moved away from (Remember, before the AT command days,
 dw> comm software have to do everything by themselves)? I believe it
 RC> It still does.  The AT command set simply establishes a common
 RC> baseline - one, BTW, that even Hayes modems don't accurately follow.
 Well, not the Winmodem does all the work... like the early comm software...
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