Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 27 Oct 1998 17:25:21 -0500 (EST) | From | "Mike A. Harris" <> | Subject | Re: PCI Modem Support |
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On Sun, 25 Oct 1998, Anthony Barbachan wrote:
>>> Writing a driver for WinModems can be an interesting exercise in itself. >> >>Especially since such thing can not be done reliable in "standard Linux". >>Only in RT-Linux :-(( >> > >This doesn't make sense. Win9x is not real time and yet it supports >WinModems. If Win9x supports them then Linux should be able to as well.
And I've seen Win95 Winmodems drop carrier under heavy load on many machines. Win95 is not RT, and it does not work flawlessly with winmodems either.
>>> This would require (probably) some mathematics and some knowledge of how >>> to do dsp processing. >> >>Plus you'll need to do a lot of reverse ingeneering :-)) >> > >Not if some company decides to finally give us the needed info.
Unlikely.
-- Mike A. Harris - Computer Consultant - Linux advocate
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