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Article #342Re: Just my opinon, but you might want to reconsider using a winmodem...
From: Bill Rubin
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 00:00
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As you point out, it really is not true that it slows down your system. I have an IBM branded USR Winmodem in my system, and it works great, and even on a Pentium 133 it does not seem to have any impact on my system's performance. The only real reason not to get one is if you want to run Linux (or OS/2). Bill Melissa wrote: > >This can slow your computer down! You will never go wrong with a HARDWARE > >based modem. Lucent/Rocwell is an excellent choice. > > > >My 2 cents.... > > Ah, that WOULD be true, except these Lucent DSP ones use the DSP ( digital > signal processor ) to do just that. I checked my CPU load during a download > and found zip. The mouse uses more CPU resources than this particular modem.
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