Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:51:30 -0700 From: David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com> To: Kastaki <kastaki@ganbert.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: MODEM & THE COMPLETE FREEBSD Message-ID: <3BC5DC22.E20981F1@acuson.com> References: <003401c15122$c4b63d20$2260ff3e@computer> <000901c1519c$a7845460$0901a8c0@claus> <014201c15260$6bf15280$5560ff3e@computer>
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Kastaki wrote: > The first few chapters are good in installing the OS, but the author needs > to understand that most readers (like me) are coming from other platforms. The target audience for the book is not the newbie. It may be geared towards those new to FreeBSD, but it is not geared towards those new to Unix, Unix-like systems, and the intricacies of hardware. In short, it is an "advanced" book on FreeBSD. > I still like to know a simple fact - why is it impossible for FreeBSD to > work with Internal Modems (especially WinModems). For the same reason it's nearly impossible to any non-Windows system to work with WinModems. (FreeBSD has no problems with internal *component* modems). WinModems are lobotomized devices. You don't want them EVEN IF you are using Windows. All of the functions you normally think a modern modem performing are not performed in the hardware, but in software. (Imagine if your FPU (floating point unit) on your CPU did nothing at all except forward all instructions to a software floating point emulator). WinModems are one of the greatest frauds ever perpetrated by the computer industry. The only reason they can legally get away with selling is because technically they are still MOdulators/DEModulators. The situation would be similar to a video card manufacturer shipping a "3D Enhanced Graphics" card and running all 3D rendering in software. (sorry for the rant, winmodems are one of my pet peeves) David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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