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Subject: FWD: Re: [usb-bsd] Re: USB Modems in -stable
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On Mar 13, Gerd Knops <gerti@bitart.com> wrote:
> 
> Nick Hibma wrote:
> > How would you imagine a winmodem to work on USB? You can't push the
> > data down that fast I think.
> >
> Winmodem is probably the wrong term here, but the effects are the  
> same. There is this annoying trend in modem development: 'Do as little  
> in hardware as you can get away with, and the rest in software'. Hence  
> there are some USB modems that are not umodem compatible, because the  
> manufacturer decided to use a custom protocol to the modem in order to  
> keeps parts count/hardware cost down. And it catches on because with  
> modem protocols changing every few months the bulk of the users does  
> not want to invest much money into a modem.
> 
> Gerd
> 
> > Nick
> >
> > On Mon, 12 Mar 2001, Gordon Tetlow wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, Daniel O'Connor wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 13-Mar-01 Gordon Tetlow wrote:
> > > > > Just beware not to get a WinModem, otherwise you bought a
> > > > > rather expensive paperweight for use in FreeBSD.
> > > >
> > > > Yeah.. Got any 'known winmodem' names? :)
> > >
> > > The Mitsubishi is almost certainly a winmodem. The NetComm may not
> > > be, but it's hard to tell from the looks of the user manual.
> > >
> > > -gordon
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