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To: Zeuspaul who wrote (1412)6/18/1998 9:24:00 AM
From: Dave Hanson  Read Replies (1) of 14778
 
Faxmodems have the modem's main processor on board. This is how virtually all modems worked until companies started releasing Winmodems, which offload signal processing to the CPU. This offloading only works under windows, hence the term "winmodem."

Manufacturers save a few $ on the manufacturing costs, and in theory, upgrading/updating processing instructions is a little easier, since it's in the software, not the firmware. But it means that your CPU has to deal with converting the analog signals into digital and back, which can lead to sporadic performance when the processor is heavily taxed.

I would _not_ buy a winmodem.

(Others feel free to add to this rather imprecise explanation.)

Sorry the Epox manual wasn't more helpful. I can certainly understand your hesitation. If it still seems worth pursuing, you might try e-mailing ESC--I bet they'd answer you within a day or two tops.

(FWIW, I don't think saving a 200 MMX processor is a very compelling reasons to stick with socket 7, with significantly faster and cooler AMD K6-266 chips running south of $100 and dropping. Then again, you could easily pop it in a super 7 board, and then pick up a K6-2 or even K6-3 (later this year) as the price drops further.)
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