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On 15 Jan 99, at 15:37, Ira Wallin wrote:
> I have heard that I am better off not getting a Winmodem. Most
> machines seem to come with that. What difference does it make
> prctically speaking?
WinModems have two main drawbacks:
(a) They steal processor time away from other tasks. This isn't much of
a problem if you have a fast machine, and if you rarely run more than one
application at a time.
(b) They require a special driver to implement this. They generally come
with a driver for Windows, but users of DOS, OS/2 or Linux may not be so
lucky.
They have one main advantage: They're cheap.
> 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.
David G
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