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- From: Floyd Drennon <fdrennon@mont.mindspring.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Modem compression
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 05:40:54 GMT
- Organization: MindSpring Enterprises
- Message-ID: <4de3j9$161@brickbat.mindspring.com>
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- > As I understand it, RPI error correction and compression is handled in the
- > software.... not the modem. If you are not using RPI software, say goodbye to
- > those features.
- >
- > I can't imagine any reason (except it is cheaper) to move these functions out
- > of the modem firmware. RPI seems more like RIPoff to me.
-
- It's the same premise as placing video and I/O functions on the motherboard.
- I've read that Intel is working towards moving more and more functions into
- the CPU.
-
- Floyd Drennon
- fdrennon@mont.mindspring.com
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