It would seem, in theory, that a "winmodem" type of device could provide
better performance since it's data path into the system is across a
parallel bus and not through the serial port.  Also, if the "winmodem" were
to DMA it's data into a region of memory and then interrupt the CPU, it
would seem that the system processor could get an interrupt per packet
instead of an interrupt per character...Just a thought....

Steven

At 03:15 PM 2/15/01 +0100, Johan Danielsson wrote:
><wojtek@wojtek.from.pl> writes:
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>> really? it's much better to spend a little more money (10-20$) for
>> real modem instead of such strange thing
>
>It isn't that bad. It's a real modem with DSP, it just doesn't have
>any firmware (and possibly no uart).
>
>/Johan
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