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From: David Gillett <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] modem questions


On 15 Jan 99, at 15:37, Ira Wallin wrote:

> Also if the modem says "with sound" does that mean you can have a
> telephone conversation over it, or does it have to say something
> else?

  Maybe, with appropriate software.  The "internet phone" packages I've
looked at required both a network connection (could be a modem) and a
sound card.
  I did see, a couple of months back, a combined WinModem and sound
card combined on one card.


I think you missed the point on this one, David.  A voice modem is
designed to  work as a hands-free speaker phone and it comes with the
software to perform this function.

An internet phone is a whole different animal and (as you pointed out)
requires serveral other components not normally packaged with the modem.

Jim Meagher
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