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Subject:
WinModem recommendations/requirements
From:
Peter Ramins <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 29 Jun 1999 16:29:59 -0400
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>What you should definitely get is a hardware modem, not a Winmodem. Most
>Winmodems require at a least a P100, sometimes a P133 CPU.  Some generic
modems


    I have a Motorola 56k winmodem, and the minimum requirements are 166mhz
machine... On my 200mmx/64megs, certain apps slowdown and others (like
WinAmp) are unuseable while the modem is connected and other apps are
running.

My next purchase is going to be a good hardware 56k modem, if I don't go
with Cable or DSL. I will never... ever... ever purchase a winmodem again.

Peter Ramins

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