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Preemptive Multitasking - On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 01:23:17 -0600, "Tim Jenson" put finger to keyboard and composed:But if the DSP and the controller are done in hardware, it's still hardware.Obviously they haven't bothered to make a fully hardware v.92 modem.If a modem has a DSP and controller, then it *is* a full hardwaremodem. You can't get any "fuller" than that. So Multitech took it upon themselves to incoperate both those features inhardware. So if you want to get anal I suppose it's not a hardware modem,but everything is done in hardware. So in my mind it makes it a hardwaremodem. Is there something wrong with my English?For absolutely the last time, let me reiterate what I have been sayingall along, namely that Multitech makes a controller-based (= fullhardware) modem.************************************* CONTROLLER-BASED = FULL HARDWARE *************************************"Franc Zabkar" wrote in messagenews:e5r9fvc85rsttsufmj4pk8es0eqpb0o78g@4ax.com... On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 04:44:53 -0600, "BadFaith" put finger to keyboard and composed:Sorry I can't type worth a shit. I didn't lie it is fully hardware basedeven if technical it's is controllerless it's still done in hardware,soin my mind that makes it a hardware modem. What it means is your CPUdoesn't have to do the work that a controller would have to do. So evenifit's controller's in the sense your talking about there is a on boardprocessor doing to the work. So for practical purposes is a hardwaremodem.I think the reason that is, is because they don't make v.92 modemshardwareso Multitech decided to make one that was using a controllerless modem.Ifyou can name a better modem that is a V.92 let me know. It's fullhardwarewhat ever way you look at it. Your explanation is difficult to follow. Just in case you misunderstood me, allow me to reaffirm that the subject modem is not controller-less. It is controller-based. Controller-less modems are not "full hardware" modems, whereas controller-based modems are.t"Franc Zabkar" wrote in messagenews:5487fvca5ipaif4talr88kboq8j1ah7ec8@4ax.com... On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 06:43:55 -0600, "BadFaith" put finger to keyboard and composed:Besides that I can PROVE IT!! There is FIRMWARE UPGRADE on the site!Youcan't use a lucent or agere DSP driver on it. It won't work! Just gotothepage it requires a modem flash upgrade. Name ONE Controller basedmodemwhere that is the case!!!? "Controller BASED" modems are "full hardware" modems because they have both a controller and a DSP. Controller-LESS modems have a DSP but no controller. The MultiModemZPX *is* a full hardware, controller based modem. You can't it's a hardware modem! Just look underthe support for the modem on thehttp://www.multitech.com/PRODUCTS/MultiModemZPX/ page."Franc Zabkar" wrote in messagenews:9fn5fv84bpvo8pnlffa7n7a2eu4kvhonfi@4ax.com... On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 23:01:45 +0100, Shep� putfinger to keyboard and composed:On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 02:45:28 -0600, Whilst playing Smegball withthescutters "BadFaith" wrote :I've been trying to find a internal v.92 hardware modem. Does thisonelookany good to you guys? Any opinions would be much appreciated.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3419944368&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:US:1At that price I would suspect it's not a,"Full Hardware" modem :/ Multitech's website states that it is a "controller-based modem": http://www.multitech.com/DOCUMENTS/datasheets/491.asp "Doesn't Bog Down Your Computer. You won't sacrifice computer performance with this controller-based modem. The MultiModemZPX does not push processing requests off on your computer; the card does all of the work!"-- Franc ZabkarPlease remove one 's' from my address when replying by email.
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