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From: "Da Silva, Joe" <Joe DOT daSilva AT emailmetering DOT com>
To: "'opendos AT delorie DOT com'" <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: RE: Public Buying (was: Re: DRDOS FDISK)
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 17:46:10 +1100
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Really? What sort of interface?

It takes a lot of horse-power to do the Winmodem DSP
functions, so I expect a substancial data rate on any
digitised data going between the codec and the CPU,
so I can't imagine RS-232 being capable ... don't know
about USB or ECP ...

Joe.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Jamie [SMTP:bknight AT iolinc DOT net]
> Sent:	Monday, 30 October 2000 13:18
> To:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
> Subject:	Re: Public Buying (was: Re: DRDOS FDISK)
> 
> i believe 3com/usr makes an external winmodem...  
> 
> jamie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Da Silva, Joe <Joe DOT daSilva AT emailmetering DOT com>
> To: <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 10:59 PM
> Subject: RE: Public Buying (was: Re: DRDOS FDISK)
> 
> 
> > Hmmm...
> > 
> > Real modems are *plentiful*, thanks very much!  ;-)
> > 
> > If in doubt, buy an "external" modem - surely, none of these
> > are Winmodemz ... ?
> > 
> > Joe.
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Val or Dean [SMTP:dtwo AT sympatico DOT ca]
> > > Sent: Monday, 30 October 2000 14:58
> > > To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
> > > Subject: Re: Public Buying (was: Re: DRDOS FDISK)
> > > 
> > > 
> > ---- snip ----
> > >      
> > >     Funny, that Winmodems seem to be the ONLY ones available anymore.
> I
> > > do agree that they are crap, and most informed users I know also
> agree.
> > > Then WHY can't we convince the big names to give us "real" modems
> > > again??  Can you give me a list of brand names that STILL make AND
> > > support non-winmodems??  ANy that I have seen are either crap, or old
> > > stock.  So, I have a choice, crap Winmodems, or crap non-winmodems.
> > > <bg>  Thanks for writing what I wish everyone knew!!  -Dean Dancey