-=> Quoting Rick Collins to David Wei <=-
dw> Much like the iNTEL inside logo, it is a WARNING sign... it is a
dw> way of using your CPU's processing power to do some of the stuff
dw> a regular modem, do... like compression and error correction...
dw> which means that when you are OUT of windows... you are OUT of
dw> luck if you want to use Compression or Error Correction
dw> feature... My suggestion? get a REAL modem with all the feature
dw> built in hardware... never touch RPI or Winmodem...
RC> A little accuracy, please. An RPI modem relies on the comm program
RC> or a Windows driver to provide error correction or data compression.
RC> A "Winmodem" generally uses the system CPU to provide nearly _all_
RC> modem functions, and do not work in DOS at all.
Maybe I didn't make it clear, but I never put an equal mark between
RPI and Winmodem, I just said that how RPI operates and suggested that
never to touch RPI or Winmodem...
... "What luck for me that consumers do not think." --Bill Gates
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