Re: Software Modems

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From: D. Hayer
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 00:00

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Goldy@netcomuk.co.uk wrote in article <32f30b19.4040920@nntp.netcruiser>...
> On Fri, 31 Jan 1997 22:03:28 GMT, berry@awase.demon.co.uk wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, 28 Jan 1997 20:07:35 +0000, Robert Wilderspin
> ><Rob@robwilde.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >>I saw an advert in MicroMart for a 33.6 modem that uses the CPU to do
the grunt-work 
> >>for a modem, with just a phone cable as hardware, the rest being
implemented in 
> >>software.  Does anyone have any experience of such a beast? 
Particularly, is a 
> >>P120 enough to use one when running web-browsers, retrieving mail and
news, and 
> >>so on?  Is the software interface easy enough to use without getting
annoyed?
> >>
> >>Since they're intrinsically software-upgradeable, is it likely that
they would support 
> >>either or both of the new 56kbps technologies?  Assuming Demon does as
well, of 
> >>course...
> >>
> >>Thanks for any help.
> >>--
> >>Robert Wilderspin
> 
> 
I have a Typhoon 33.6k modem, and I haven't reached 33.6k with it yet.  I
think this is down to the number of users using demon's Colt server.

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